Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tracks today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tracks at 1AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 09). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Tracks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 20 | S 6 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 221 | 169 | 169 | 128 | 94 | 94 | 67 | 67 | 55 | 44 | 50 | 80 | 68 | 0 | 188 | 248 | 235 | 230 | 225 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:41PM1.74m | 4:12AM1.62m | 4:37PM1.75m | 5:08AM1.63m | 5:33PM1.75m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:02PM0.13m | 10:25AM0.11m | 10:59PM0.13m | 11:19AM0.11m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ENE 12 | SE 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 8 | S 7 |
| kJ | 221 | 169 | 169 | 128 | 94 | 94 | 67 | 67 | 55 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 27 | 15 | 51 | 135 | 112 | 94 | 70 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | ENE 8 | S 19 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 18 | S 18 |
| kJ | 37 | 35 | 35 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 50 | 80 | 66 | 6 | 182 | 59 | 42 | 230 | 225 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 16 | ENE 8 | NE 4 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NW 3 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | S 8 | S 21 | S 20 | NE 9 | SSW 13 | S 18 | S 18 | SE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 4 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 36 | 68 | 22 | 56 | 248 | 235 | 39 | 32 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 4 | NNE 4 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | NE 7 | — | SSW 4 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 11 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | 12 | — | 16 | 220 | 188 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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