Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tracks today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tracks at 10AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Tracks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 71mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri night, min 10°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sat morning, strong winds from the SSW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 5 | NE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 206 | 155 | 155 | 102 | 82 | 85 | 122 | 69 | 35 | 28 | 27 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 809 | 787 | 594 | 536 | 460 | 450 | 501 | 572 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:26AM1.71m | 5:54PM1.87m | 6:24AM1.72m | 6:49PM1.87m | 7:19AM1.73m | 7:41PM1.84m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:39AM0.06m | 00:16AM0.09m | 12:32PM0.05m | 1:11AM0.09m | 1:24PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | 2 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 15 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 206 | 155 | 155 | 102 | 82 | 40 | 44 | 69 | 35 | 28 | 27 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 18 | 787 | 594 | 536 | 460 | 450 | 501 | 572 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 14 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SSE 9 | S 15 | SE 14 | ESE 13 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 51 | 70 | 28 | 44 | 42 | 62 | 37 | 18 | 25 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 7 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 56 | 60 | 97 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | SSE 11 | ESE 14 | SSE 10 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | — | ESE 13 | S 16 | S 19 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 14 | — |
| kJ | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 18 | 10 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | — | 18 | 19 | 28 | 7 | 17 | 7 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 25 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 55 | 85 | 122 | 152 | 150 | 145 | 133 | 189 | 277 | 557 | 709 | 809 | 1354 | — | — | — | 114 | 143 | 158 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 47 | 1 | 1 | 128 | 128 | 56 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 85 | 11 |
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