Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tracks today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tracks at 11AM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 2.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tracks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 4°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 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) | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2798 | 2377 | 2282 | 2061 | 1439 | 1201 | 1040 | 849 | 951 | 865 | 941 | 1384 | 1860 | 2507 | 1990 | 1693 | 1475 | 1446 | 1218 | 1062 | 911 | 786 | 563 |
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 | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 11:10AM1.67m | 11:41PM1.67m | 12:04PM1.70m | 00:33AM1.67m | 1:01PM1.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:05AM0.28m | 5:29PM0.31m | 5:54AM0.28m | 6:23PM0.31m | 6:46AM0.27m | 7:22PM0.29m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | SE 16 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 40 | 38 | 1860 | 1676 | 1439 | 1201 | 1040 | 849 | 951 | 865 | 754 | 694 | 1860 | 2507 | 1990 | 1693 | 1475 | 1446 | 1218 | 1062 | 911 | 786 | 563 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 18 | NE 18 | SE 15 | NE 18 | NE 17 | SE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | SSE 10 | SE 13 | SE 11 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 16 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 56 | 12 | 12 | 149 | 225 | 245 | 63 | 304 | 941 | 1384 | 370 | 158 | 42 | 26 | 27 | 14 | 14 | 198 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 18 | — | NE 17 | NE 16 | E 16 | S 20 | E 16 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 15 | NE 15 | E 14 | NE 14 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 11 | S 18 | S 18 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | — | 12 | 10 | 5 | 30 | 5 | 113 | 163 | 214 | 158 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 55 | 35 | 30 | 6 | 6 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 |
| kJ | 2798 | 2377 | 2282 | 2061 | 1189 | 917 | 634 | 616 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 78 | 78 | 78 | 91 | 92 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
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