Tracks Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.07° S 177.83° E

Tracks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tracks sea temperature is
12.8° C
1.4° 

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


How big are the waves at Tracks today (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 18s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 17s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Tracks at 6AM is: 2.2m 19s primary swell from a South direction and 1.2m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)7ft (2.1m)18s
Afternoon (19 Jul)6ft (1.9m)17s
Evening (19 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
4
3
4
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
S
21
2.3
S
20
2.3
S
19
2.2
S
19
2.1
S
18
2
S
18
1.9
S
17
1.7
S
16
1.7
S
16
1.7
S
16
1.7
S
16
1.6
S
15
1.8
S
15
1.9
S
15
2.2
S
19
2.5
S
19
3
S
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4715
4264
3933
3454
2796
2454
2117
1508
1471
1452
1416
1162
1415
1597
3469
4893
5498
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
8:58PM1.88m
9:27AM1.75m
9:50PM1.81m
10:17AM1.72m
Low Tide
3:21AM0.09m
3:36PM0.13m
4:12AM0.14m
4:30PM0.21m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
10
9
9
9
10
13
13
12
11
11
11
11
11
12
11
10
10
Feels °C
7
7
6
6
7
9
9
10
8
7
7
8
8
8
7
6
7
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