Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tracks today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tracks at 6AM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tracks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SE 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | SE 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 9 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 377 | 338 | 318 | 287 | 343 | 246 | 222 | 209 | 235 | 216 | 195 | 177 | 135 | 127 | 122 | 75 | 58 | 166 | 117 | 108 | 73 | 46 | 45 | 23 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:46AM1.73m | 3:16PM1.84m | 3:46AM1.75m | 4:14PM1.90m | 4:46AM1.78m | 5:14PM1.94m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:39PM0.30m | 8:58AM0.26m | 9:39PM0.25m | 10:00AM0.22m | 10:38PM0.19m | 11:01AM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 13 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | S 13 | S 13 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 338 | 338 | 300 | 237 | 231 | 197 | 178 | 178 | 211 | 203 | 151 | 148 | 120 | 101 | 99 | 75 | 58 | 166 | 117 | 48 | 46 | 26 | 25 | 19 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 377 | 334 | 318 | 287 | 343 | 246 | 222 | 209 | 235 | 216 | 195 | 177 | 135 | 127 | 122 | 68 | 47 | 49 | 52 | 108 | 73 | 46 | 45 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | — | E 12 | E 12 | SSW 15 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | S 14 | SSW 13 | NE 11 | E 11 | E 15 | E 15 | SE 14 | ESE 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 43 | 45 | 32 | 30 | — | 3 | 3 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 60 | 58 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 2 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 94 | 86 | 56 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 23 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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