Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tracks today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tracks at 2PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
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 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 12 | S 9 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 279 | 567 | 439 | 228 | 202 | 191 | 245 | 244 | 260 | 165 | 424 | 466 | 392 | 242 | 206 | 172 | 155 | 123 | 100 | 126 | 100 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:57PM1.84m | 4:28AM1.70m | 4:56PM1.86m | 5:26AM1.71m | 5:54PM1.87m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:43AM0.16m | 10:20PM0.15m | 10:43AM0.10m | 11:18PM0.11m | 11:39AM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 10 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 265 | 498 | 324 | 228 | 134 | 191 | 245 | 244 | 260 | 165 | 424 | 466 | 392 | 242 | 206 | 172 | 155 | 123 | 100 | 126 | 100 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 14 | SE 12 | S 11 | S 16 | SE 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 13 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 6 | 148 | 210 | 210 | 202 | 95 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 52 | 39 | 5 | 8 | 52 | 71 | 70 | 28 | 44 | 42 | 18 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | NE 6 | S 18 | E 10 | S 18 | SSE 11 | S 16 | NE 11 | E 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | S 18 | S 17 |
| kJ | 21 | 56 | 53 | 20 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 6 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 279 | 567 | 439 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 26 | 35 | 59 | 98 | 69 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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