Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tracks today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tracks at 7AM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tracks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||
9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 488 | 400 | 438 | 342 | 1672 | 1456 | 1402 | 1225 | 640 | 649 | 591 | 566 | 400 | 393 | 319 | 305 | 237 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:48PM1.62m | 12:14PM1.62m | 00:35AM1.57m | 1:06PM1.58m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:03AM0.41m | 6:30PM0.44m | 6:49AM0.45m | 7:20PM0.47m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 390 | 400 | 346 | 271 | 1672 | 1456 | 1402 | 1225 | 640 | 649 | 591 | 566 | 400 | 393 | 319 | 305 | 237 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | ESE 9 | S 17 | S 13 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 16 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 112 | 99 | 438 | 215 | 104 | 122 | 102 | 76 | 313 | 59 | 42 | 32 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 17 | SE 9 | S 16 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | SE 10 | S 16 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | E 15 | E 14 | ESE 14 | — | E 14 |
| kJ | 106 | 204 | 79 | 342 | 138 | — | — | — | 74 | 129 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 19 | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NNE 3 | — | N 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | NNE 2 | NW 3 |
| kJ | 488 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 32 |
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