Tracks Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.07° S 177.83° E

Tracks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tracks sea temperature is
12.9°C
0.8° 

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 (04 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tracks at 9PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 04). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)--
Afternoon (04 Sep)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (04 Sep)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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)
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.9
SW
10
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.2
S
15
0.7
SSW
9
0.9
SSW
8
0.7
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
9
0.6
S
9
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
10
0.7
SSW
10
0.6
S
9
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
17
0.5
S
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
71
69
157
29
29
18
79
99
62
26
57
192
173
147
102
63
104
95
147
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
20
NW
20
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
SE
15
ENE
20
NE
15
NW
10
WNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
10
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:22PM1.67m
11:46AM1.74m
00:17AM1.65m
12:46PM1.73m
Low Tide
5:13PM0.25m
5:34AM0.23m
6:09PM0.23m
6:29AM0.21m
7:08PM0.21m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:47
5:49
5:50
 mm
Temp °C
18
17
14
11
10
9
12
14
14
12
12
11
10
11
14
17
17
16
15
Feels °C
13
13
9
7
6
5
9
12
10
8
8
8
6
7
11
13
13
12
11
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