Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tracks today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 19s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tracks at 1AM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Tracks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 8 | SE 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 55 | 44 | 50 | 80 | 68 | 121 | 182 | 248 | 318 | 230 | 225 | 222 | 222 | 220 | 283 | 546 | 912 | 1667 | 2016 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | on | cross-on | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:37PM1.75m | 5:08AM1.63m | 5:33PM1.75m | 6:03AM1.67m | 6:25PM1.75m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:59PM0.13m | 11:19AM0.11m | 11:53PM0.14m | 12:11PM0.13m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 |
| kJ | 55 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 37 | 27 | 119 | 114 | 106 | 86 | 64 | 47 | 33 | 220 | 283 | 546 | 912 | 1667 | 2016 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 5 | S 6 | ENE 13 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 21 | 11 | 50 | 80 | 66 | 94 | 182 | 248 | 318 | 230 | 225 | 222 | 222 | 16 | 15 | 47 | 52 | 32 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | ENE 8 | S 8 | ENE 8 | S 20 | S 20 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | NE 4 | SE 7 | NE 9 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ESE 6 | ENE 13 |
| kJ | 8 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 68 | 121 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 33 | 33 | 4 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 2 | SE 3 | S 3 | S 5 | — | — | — | NE 3 | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 52 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 30 | 49 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 40 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
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