Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tracks today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tracks at 2AM is: 4.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 1.7m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.9m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tracks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 10°C on Sun night, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Tue night, moderate winds from the SSW by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3271 | 3438 | 3144 | 2812 | 2481 | 1908 | 1689 | 1507 | 1499 | 1308 | 1279 | 1279 | 1450 | 2473 | 3414 | 5951 | 7915 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:31PM1.81m | 9:00AM1.76m | 9:21PM1.76m | 9:46AM1.75m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:51AM0.16m | 3:09PM0.20m | 3:39AM0.22m | 4:01PM0.28m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — |
mm | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | -3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SE 15 | ESE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 9 | E 10 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | — | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 347 | 9 | 446 | 244 | 249 | 117 | 141 | 139 | 90 | 71 | 44 | 470 | 45 | 186 | 148 | — | 50 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 20 | SE 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 10 | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 78 | 9 | 448 | 394 | 346 | 333 | 200 | — | 125 | 98 | 73 | 48 | 45 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 22 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 3271 | 3438 | 3144 | 2812 | 2481 | 1908 | 1689 | 1507 | 1499 | 1308 | 1279 | 1279 | 1450 | 2473 | 3414 | 5951 | 7915 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 112 | 112 | 161 | 267 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 157 | 82 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 112 | 168 | 447 |
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