Tracks Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.07° S 177.83° E

Tracks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tracks sea temperature is
12.2° C
1.5° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Tracks at 6PM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 1.8m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)13s
Afternoon (20 Aug)7ft (2.2m)8s
Evening (20 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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)
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
S
13
2.3
S
8
2.2
S
8
2
S
8
1.7
S
8
1.7
S
8
0.9
S
17
0.8
S
16
1.8
S
16
1.7
S
16
1.7
S
16
1.7
S
15
1.4
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1890
744
675
552
390
390
438
342
1672
1456
1402
1225
643
649
591
485
400
393
319
303
237
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
W
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
0
SSE
10
E
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:22AM1.67m
11:48PM1.62m
12:14PM1.62m
00:35AM1.57m
1:06PM1.58m
Low Tide
5:41PM0.40m
6:03AM0.41m
6:30PM0.44m
6:49AM0.45m
7:20PM0.47m
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:48
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:36
5:37
 mm
Temp °C
10
11
11
9
9
9
9
8
10
12
12
10
10
9
8
8
11
14
17
14
13
Feels °C
4
6
7
6
7
7
7
6
8
11
9
6
7
6
5
5
8
11
15
9
8
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