Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tracks today (01 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tracks at 9PM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 01). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (01 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tracks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 891 | 769 | 649 | 555 | 466 | 480 | 541 | 565 | 239 | 186 | 183 | 165 | 112 | 112 | 131 | 181 | 740 | 206 | 211 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:20PM1.72m | 10:40AM1.82m | 11:14PM1.70m | 11:34AM1.79m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:10PM0.20m | 4:29AM0.20m | 5:05PM0.19m | 5:24AM0.19m | 6:00PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 2 |
Temp °C | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 13 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 15 | SSW 6 | S 16 | E 16 | S 14 | S 19 |
| kJ | 891 | 769 | 649 | 555 | 466 | 480 | 541 | 565 | 164 | 130 | 143 | 73 | 66 | 112 | 23 | 181 | 5 | 206 | 29 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 11 | NE 11 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 12 | S 16 | SSE 11 | NE 10 | E 16 | E 16 |
| kJ | — | 12 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 239 | 186 | 183 | 165 | 112 | 71 | 131 | 41 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | E 10 | NE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | NE 10 | SSE 11 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | NE 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 40 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | — | — | — | SW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 15 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 21 | 49 | 21 | 740 | 141 | 211 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 267 |
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