Racetrack Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.83° S 115.08° E

Racetrack 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Racetrack sea temperature is
25.4° C
0.9° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Racetrack at 2AM is: 2.5m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (WITA) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)8ft (2.5m)16s
Afternoon (20 Aug)8ft (2.4m)16s
Evening (20 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSW
17
2.5
SSW
17
2.5
SSW
17
2.5
SSW
17
2.5
SSW
17
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.2
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
2.2
SSW
17
2.3
SSW
17
2.3
SSW
17
2.3
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4037
4425
4374
4273
4123
3739
3694
3385
2992
2761
2413
2383
2233
2176
1274
2998
3192
3046
2799
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
E
20
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
1:55AM2.35m
2:11PM1.68m
2:25AM2.17m
2:45PM1.45m
Low Tide
7:29PM0.62m
8:29AM0.68m
7:49PM0.80m
9:16AM0.87m
8:05PM0.98m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
<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
24
24
24
24
24
25
25
24
24
24
24
24
24
25
25
24
Feels °C
25
25
25
24
25
24
24
22
24
25
24
24
24
25
24
23
25
25
23
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