Racetrack Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.83° S 115.08° E

Racetrack 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Racetrack sea temperature is
25.6° C
0.6° 

Racetrack surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Racetrack today (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Racetrack at 8PM is: 1.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 20s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (WITA) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)17s
Afternoon (12 Aug)7ft (2.1m)16s
Evening (12 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)16s

Table - waves today at Racetrack. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 24°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
3
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SSW
17
2.1
SSW
16
2
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
18
1.8
SSW
17
2.5
SSW
17
2.5
SSW
17
3
SSW
17
3
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
15
2
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2726
2164
1828
1684
1307
1585
1929
3746
3894
4204
4103
3731
3714
3415
3059
2866
2581
2020
1877
1714
1559
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
20
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
10:24PM2.08m
10:09AM2.64m
10:56PM2.31m
10:51AM2.69m
Low Tide
4:07PM0.18m
3:57AM0.67m
4:42PM0.08m
4:42AM0.47m
5:15PM0.05m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:17
6:17
6:17
 mm
Temp °C
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
24
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
25
25
25
25
24
Feels °C
25
25
25
26
25
24
25
25
24
25
25
26
24
24
24
24
26
24
25
26
25
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