Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tracks today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tracks at 4PM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 2.0m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.6m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 15ft (4.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Tracks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed morning, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 17 | S 16 | S 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5122 | 4207 | 3274 | 4774 | 3582 | 2578 | 2341 | 2300 | 2085 | 529 | 489 | 593 | 381 | 381 | 438 | 342 | 737 | 1456 | 1226 | 1175 | 572 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 10:33AM1.72m | 10:59PM1.67m | 11:22AM1.67m | 11:48PM1.62m | 12:14PM1.62m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:51PM0.34m | 5:15AM0.36m | 5:41PM0.40m | 6:03AM0.41m | 6:30PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 14 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | S 13 | SE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 13 |
| kJ | 47 | 30 | 619 | 580 | 636 | 2578 | 343 | 313 | 238 | 335 | 142 | 476 | 381 | 381 | 297 | 228 | 737 | 1456 | 1226 | 1175 | 572 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 13 | S 16 | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 9 | S 13 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 17 | S 13 | S 16 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | — | 63 | 1211 | — | 649 | 497 | 44 | 33 | 18 | 148 | 161 | 145 | 110 | 115 | 438 | 215 | 333 | 148 | 120 | 96 | 74 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | SE 13 | S 18 | S 12 | S 12 | S 17 | SE 9 | S 16 | SE 10 | — | — | — | S 16 |
| kJ | — | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | 7 | 25 | 153 | 106 | 204 | 93 | 342 | 117 | — | — | — | 183 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 15 | S 15 | — | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 |
| kJ | 5122 | 4207 | 3274 | 4774 | 3582 | — | 2341 | 2300 | 2085 | 529 | 489 | 593 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 93 | 93 | 161 | 82 | 65 | 7 | 32 | 76 | 47 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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