Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tracks today (25 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 6s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tracks at 7PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 25). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Tracks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 17 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 8 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | S 8 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 163 | 160 | 160 | 173 | 339 | 533 | 607 | 690 | 643 | 587 | 583 | 527 | 464 | 458 | 572 | 603 | 1014 | 1192 | 1190 | 1172 | 1783 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | 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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:36PM1.59m | 2:51AM1.51m | 3:22PM1.58m | 3:37AM1.48m | 4:08PM1.56m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:15AM0.47m | 8:50PM0.50m | 9:04AM0.48m | 9:37PM0.50m | 9:53AM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 15 | SE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 163 | 160 | 160 | 157 | 161 | 158 | 121 | 309 | 476 | 530 | 486 | 472 | 458 | 458 | 572 | 563 | 630 | 679 | 734 | 669 | 590 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | E 11 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | — | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 21 | 5 | 106 | 173 | 208 | 245 | 269 | 83 | 20 | 19 | 43 | 21 | 38 | 37 | 51 | 21 | — | 51 | 36 | 65 | 108 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 18 | SE 18 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | E 13 | — | — | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 13 | 49 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 51 | 50 | 46 | 55 | — | — | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 2 | WNW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 20 | 85 | 339 | 533 | 607 | 690 | 643 | 587 | 583 | 527 | 464 | 417 | 507 | 603 | 1014 | 1192 | 1190 | 1172 | 1783 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 87 | 87 | 93 | 93 | 65 | 47 | 40 | 92 | 161 | 91 | 65 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 82 | 96 | 111 | 85 | 78 |
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