Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tracks today (22 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tracks at 1AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Tracks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 400 | 387 | 298 | 233 | 237 | 797 | 820 | 663 | 555 | 344 | 259 | 202 | 161 | 194 | 190 | 146 | 143 | 142 | 145 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:20PM1.44m | 2:41AM1.36m | 3:07PM1.45m | 3:32AM1.39m | 3:55PM1.49m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:35PM0.37m | 8:50AM0.42m | 9:21PM0.35m | 9:43AM0.39m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 |
| kJ | 400 | 387 | 298 | 233 | 237 | 797 | 820 | 663 | 555 | 344 | 259 | 202 | 161 | 194 | 190 | 146 | 143 | 142 | 145 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 16 | S 16 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 10 | 2 | 2 | 84 | 174 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 33 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 33 | 55 | 50 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 14 | E 13 | E 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 4 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 7 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 4 | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | — | — | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
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