Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tracks today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tracks at 8PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tracks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 12 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 124 | 121 | 99 | 74 | 130 | 224 | 194 | 144 | 138 | 133 | 122 | 119 | 83 | 110 | 330 | 320 | 281 | 236 | 224 | 147 | 145 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | off |
High Tide | 9:14AM1.76m | 9:39PM1.68m | 9:58AM1.72m | 10:25PM1.64m | 10:45AM1.66m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:31PM0.34m | 3:51AM0.39m | 4:19PM0.39m | 4:38AM0.42m | 5:05PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 124 | 121 | 99 | 59 | 130 | 224 | 194 | 144 | 138 | 133 | 122 | 119 | 83 | 110 | 330 | 320 | 281 | 236 | 127 | 109 | 101 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 17 | 39 | 53 | 74 | 53 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 21 | 23 | 42 | 33 | 97 | 34 | 42 | 21 | 58 | 224 | 147 | 145 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SE 10 | SSW 8 | NE 3 | SSW 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | E 11 | E 11 | S 18 | SSW 10 | SSW 16 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 25 | 17 | 25 | 23 | 14 | 1 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 38 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 53 | 63 | 61 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 2 | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 3 | — | WNW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 7 | W 3 | W 3 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 9 | 9 | 34 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 83 | 308 | 2 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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