Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tracks today (09 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tracks at 10AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (09 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
| Evening (09 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Tracks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | S 11 | S 10 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 6 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 173 | 181 | 176 | 154 | 202 | 257 | 248 | 224 | 212 | 148 | 138 | 121 | 117 | 103 | 96 | 75 | 62 | 50 | 66 | 34 | 45 | 41 | 25 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:56AM1.57m | 5:18PM1.65m | 5:50AM1.61m | 6:10PM1.65m | 6:41AM1.66m | 7:01PM1.65m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:09AM0.18m | 11:37PM0.20m | 12:02PM0.22m | 00:29AM0.25m | 12:52PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 6 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 173 | 181 | 176 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 129 | 110 | 110 | 107 | 91 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 96 | 75 | 62 | 71 | 66 | 34 | 45 | 41 | 37 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 9 | ENE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 21 | 26 | 102 | 154 | 202 | 257 | 248 | 224 | 212 | 148 | 138 | 121 | 117 | 103 | 63 | 34 | 47 | 29 | 23 | 18 | 27 | 21 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | — | — | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 8 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 7 | 19 | 108 | — | — | 51 | 24 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 59 | 57 | 50 | 30 | 29 | 15 | 26 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | — | N 3 | NE 3 | — | WNW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
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