Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tracks today (26 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tracks at 10PM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.8m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tracks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Mon morning, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | S 9 | S 8 | ESE 13 | S 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 493 | 472 | 458 | 458 | 572 | 640 | 630 | 689 | 906 | 937 | 809 | 1005 | 3004 | 2327 | 2278 | 1912 | 1952 | 1723 | 1514 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | 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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 3:22PM1.58m | 3:37AM1.48m | 4:08PM1.56m | 4:23AM1.45m | 4:53PM1.55m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:37PM0.50m | 9:53AM0.48m | 10:23PM0.49m | 10:40AM0.45m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 493 | 472 | 458 | 458 | 572 | 640 | 630 | 689 | 689 | 772 | 760 | 864 | 2472 | 2327 | 2278 | 1912 | 1952 | 1723 | 1514 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 22 | 41 | 38 | 37 | 30 | 15 | 17 | 36 | 70 | 65 | 108 | 64 | 63 | 81 | 27 | 40 | 37 | 35 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | — | — | SW 14 | SSW 15 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 55 | — | — | 53 | 21 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 57 | 25 | 16 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 11 | — | S 8 | S 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 417 | 453 | 398 | 355 | 346 | 387 | 421 | 597 | 906 | 937 | 809 | 1005 | 3004 | 1167 | — | 294 | 227 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 201 | 93 | 82 | 7 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 93 | 96 | 82 | 78 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 91 | 11 | 11 | 4 |
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