Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tracks today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tracks at 2AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tracks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 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 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2420 | 2442 | 2053 | 1812 | 1417 | 1263 | 1016 | 912 | 2037 | 1744 | 1247 | 1110 | 1196 | 1683 | 1352 | 1303 | 1285 | 1130 | 1285 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:36PM1.53m | 11:56AM1.57m | 00:19AM1.46m | 12:44PM1.51m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:33PM0.43m | 5:45AM0.46m | 6:18PM0.43m | 6:29AM0.46m | 7:04PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | SE 12 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 5 | 39 | 119 | 222 | 362 | 847 | 2037 | 1744 | 1247 | 1110 | 1196 | 1683 | 1352 | 1303 | 1285 | 1130 | 1285 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 12 | NE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 14 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | E 7 | SE 7 | NE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 5 | 24 | 23 | 37 | 492 | 55 | 105 | 126 | 109 | 64 | 41 | 46 | 21 | 27 | 12 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 11 | S 17 | ESE 8 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 10 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 38 | 3 | 55 | 35 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 199 | 41 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | — |
| kJ | 2420 | 2442 | 2053 | 1812 | 1417 | 1263 | 1016 | 912 | 667 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 161 | 161 | 93 | 85 | 82 | 65 | 91 | 167 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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