Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tracks today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tracks at 2AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Tracks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun night, calm by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | ||||||||||||||||
9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SSW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 200 | 308 | 282 | 401 | 321 | 236 | 233 | 180 | 172 | 200 | 197 | 197 | 193 | 228 | 336 | 295 | 387 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:47AM1.45m | 5:11PM1.55m | 5:36AM1.53m | 6:00PM1.62m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:36PM0.31m | 10:59AM0.30m | 11:26PM0.28m | 11:46AM0.26m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 88 | 308 | 282 | 401 | 321 | 236 | 233 | 180 | 166 | 200 | 197 | 197 | 193 | 228 | 336 | 295 | 205 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 5 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | 192 | 180 | 178 | 175 | 172 | 170 | 162 | 178 | 172 | 121 | 116 | 86 | 83 | 52 | 51 | 1 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | E 18 | SE 7 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | NE 9 | S 18 | S 17 |
| kJ | 200 | 88 | 56 | 41 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 64 | 65 | 64 | 106 | 104 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 2 | NNW 2 | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WSW 4 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 32 | 67 | 387 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
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