Racetrack Surf Break

Lat Long: 8.83° S 115.08° E

Racetrack 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Racetrack sea temperature is
26.7° C
0.2° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Racetrack at 6AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (WITA) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)15s
Afternoon (17 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)16s
Evening (17 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 26°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
15
1.5
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.5
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
701
597
763
918
1115
748
508
906
993
879
805
784
763
763
752
731
711
595
586
577
495
488
488
566
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
SE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
11:51PM2.25m
11:42AM2.72m
00:28AM2.37m
12:24PM2.59m
1:05AM2.43m
1:04PM2.39m
Low Tide
5:31AM0.53m
6:12PM0.03m
6:18AM0.49m
6:47PM0.14m
7:03AM0.51m
7:19PM0.28m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:15
6:15
6:15
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
Feels °C
25
24
24
24
25
25
24
24
24
24
25
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
23
23
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