Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tracks today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 7s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tracks at 4AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Tracks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | ||||||||||||||||
9 PM | 12 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 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 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 172 | 169 | 197 | 232 | 193 | 193 | 387 | 290 | 476 | 507 | 681 | 565 | 593 | 593 | 450 | 361 | 686 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross | off |
High Tide | 5:36AM1.53m | 6:00PM1.62m | 6:26AM1.62m | 6:49PM1.68m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:26PM0.28m | 11:46AM0.26m | 00:15AM0.25m | 12:34PM0.23m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 12 |
| kJ | 166 | 169 | 197 | 232 | 193 | 193 | 387 | 290 | 249 | 202 | 494 | 565 | 593 | 593 | 450 | 361 | 686 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | S 16 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | S 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 172 | 121 | 116 | 86 | 83 | 53 | 51 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 196 | 196 | 193 | 196 | 126 | 150 | 124 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | NE 5 | S 18 | S 17 | NE 9 | S 16 | SSW 15 | S 15 | NE 11 | NE 11 | SE 13 | E 11 |
| kJ | 12 | 64 | 65 | 64 | 106 | 104 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 22 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 130 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WSW 4 | SW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 48 | 65 | 476 | 507 | 681 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 44 | 32 | 80 | 93 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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