Tracks Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.07° S 177.83° E

Tracks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tracks sea temperature is
12.1° C
1.9° 

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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Tracks at 10AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Afternoon (09 Aug)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (09 Aug)4ft (1.2m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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)
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
11
0.9
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.1
S
12
1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
1
S
10
0.7
SSE
12
1.1
S
9
1.8
SSW
8
1.9
SSW
8
1.7
SSW
8
1.5
SSW
8
0.9
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
545
457
388
326
289
582
483
341
247
229
173
167
163
128
181
131
196
365
408
355
263
210
308
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
15
N
15
NNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WSW
10
S
5
SSE
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
SE
10
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
High Tide
1:29AM1.67m
2:00PM1.77m
2:29AM1.68m
2:59PM1.81m
3:29AM1.69m
3:57PM1.84m
Low Tide
7:41AM0.25m
8:22PM0.24m
8:41AM0.22m
9:21PM0.19m
9:43AM0.16m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:01
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:25
5:27
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
9
11
11
12
12
13
12
13
12
10
11
14
15
12
11
10
10
9
10
11
12
11
11
Feels °C
6
8
8
8
8
10
10
11
10
8
9
11
12
11
9
8
6
4
6
7
10
10
8
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