Tracks Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.07° S 177.83° E

Tracks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tracks sea temperature is
12.6°C
1.1° 

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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Tracks at 9AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 04). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Afternoon (04 Sep)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (04 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
12
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.2
S
15
0.5
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
8
0.7
SSW
8
0.5
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.7
SSW
10
0.6
S
10
0.8
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
10
0.6
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
17
0.5
S
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
259
189
144
106
71
69
46
29
29
18
28
94
63
39
56
106
69
150
106
72
103
95
147
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
ESE
15
ENE
20
NE
10
NW
10
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:50AM1.74m
11:22PM1.67m
11:46AM1.74m
00:17AM1.65m
12:46PM1.73m
Low Tide
4:42AM0.24m
5:13PM0.25m
5:34AM0.23m
6:09PM0.23m
6:29AM0.21m
7:08PM0.21m
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:47
5:49
5:50
 mm
Temp °C
14
15
16
16
18
17
14
11
10
9
12
14
14
12
12
11
10
10
15
17
15
15
14
Feels °C
10
11
11
11
13
13
10
7
5
5
9
12
10
8
9
8
6
6
12
14
10
11
10
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