Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tracks today (06 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tracks at 1PM is: 0.4m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 06). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Tracks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Mon night, light winds from the WNW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 6 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 224 | 147 | 102 | 109 | 104 | 94 | 210 | 147 | 51 | 50 | 51 | 45 | 72 | 302 | 539 | 645 | 632 | 498 | 384 | 418 | 479 | 527 | 408 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:17AM1.65m | 12:46PM1.73m | 1:15AM1.63m | 1:45PM1.73m | 2:15AM1.61m | 2:43PM1.74m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:29AM0.21m | 7:08PM0.21m | 7:26AM0.19m | 8:07PM0.18m | 8:26AM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 17 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 224 | 147 | 102 | 43 | 25 | 94 | 210 | 147 | 49 | 43 | 37 | 17 | 14 | 302 | 539 | 645 | 632 | 498 | 347 | 281 | 297 | 219 | 219 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | E 10 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 17 | S 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 10 | SSW 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | NE 8 | NE 10 | NE 7 | E 17 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 25 | 109 | 104 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 51 | 50 | 51 | 34 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SE 9 | E 10 | NNE 3 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 10 | — | E 10 | E 10 | — | S 16 | SSW 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 | E 16 | E 16 | NE 6 | E 16 | E 10 | S 13 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 45 | 33 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | N 4 | NNE 5 | — | S 6 | — | WNW 4 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 12 | 26 | — | 72 | — | 28 | 237 | 381 | 418 | 384 | 418 | 479 | 527 | 408 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 40 | 87 | 93 | 87 | 40 | 93 | 112 | 87 | 65 |
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