Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tracks today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tracks at 6PM is: 2.2m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tracks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 60mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat night, strong winds from the SW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 803 | 736 | 741 | 759 | 692 | 631 | 547 | 367 | 341 | 307 | 642 | 1490 | 2609 | 3728 | 4240 | 4420 | 3904 | 3490 | 2992 | 2725 | 2316 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:19AM1.73m | 7:41PM1.84m | 8:11AM1.75m | 8:31PM1.81m | 9:00AM1.76m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:24PM0.08m | 2:02AM0.11m | 2:17PM0.13m | 2:51AM0.16m | 3:09PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 15 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 7 | 736 | 741 | 759 | 692 | 631 | 547 | 367 | 341 | 307 | 281 | 287 | 299 | 384 | 22 | 194 | 245 | 82 | 61 | 96 | 71 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | ESE 13 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 19 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SE 15 | ESE 15 | SSW 17 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 15 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 21 | 17 | 25 | 56 | 62 | 104 | 178 | 222 | 147 | 96 | 266 | 193 | 144 | 9 | 21 | 437 | 200 | 162 | 331 | 92 | 96 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 18 | SE 14 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | NE 8 | — | S 20 | — | — | ESE 15 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 25 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 307 | 276 | 53 | — | 68 | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 803 | 173 | 154 | — | — | — | 15 | 128 | 225 | 279 | 642 | 1490 | 2609 | 3728 | 4240 | 4420 | 3904 | 3490 | 2992 | 2725 | 2316 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 4 | 93 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 93 | 93 | 141 | 145 | 112 | 98 | 157 | 161 | 161 | 161 | 161 | 157 | 93 | 93 |
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