Tracks Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.07° S 177.83° E

Tracks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tracks sea temperature is
11.8°C
1.8° 

Tracks surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Tracks today (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tracks at 2AM is: 0.7m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)18s
Afternoon (26 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Evening (26 Aug)3ft (0.9m)15s

Table - waves today at Tracks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
2
2
1
3
2
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
16
0.7
S
15
0.7
S
18
0.8
S
18
0.8
S
18
1.1
S
17
1
S
16
0.9
S
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
S
17
1
S
17
1.3
S
18
1.8
S
18
1.8
S
17
2.1
S
17
2.1
S
17
2.1
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
239
218
300
390
390
717
520
386
365
443
586
1039
1970
1907
2564
2470
2191
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
W
5
NNE
10
NNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
SW
15
SSE
10
SE
10
E
15
ENE
20
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
3:46AM1.38m
4:13PM1.49m
4:33AM1.38m
4:59PM1.50m
Low Tide
9:43PM0.43m
10:00AM0.41m
10:29PM0.39m
10:48AM0.36m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:40
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
11
11
14
17
18
15
15
15
15
13
11
11
11
10
10
Feels °C
9
9
8
7
11
15
16
12
11
11
11
10
8
9
9
7
6
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