Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tracks today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 17s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tracks at 12PM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 14). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Tracks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed morning, strong winds from the SSW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NE 5 | S 14 | SSW 14 | E 15 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 33 | 16 | 40 | 4 | 22 | 20 | 28 | 28 | 1706 | 3318 | 5603 | 6188 | 6121 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:01AM1.76m | 9:23PM1.66m | 9:44AM1.75m | 10:09PM1.64m | 10:26AM1.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:49AM0.39m | 3:16PM0.38m | 3:33AM0.42m | 4:02PM0.41m | 4:17AM0.45m | 4:47PM0.42m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 17 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 3 | -1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | WNW 3 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 9 | NE 7 | NE 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 38 | 12 | 55 | 82 | 20 | 10 | 26 | 19 | 24 | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | NE 7 | ENE 10 | E 10 | S 12 | SSW 14 | — | SW 5 | NE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 14 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 40 | — | 22 | 50 | 14 | 10 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | E 12 | E 12 | S 14 | W 3 | E 15 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 28 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNE 6 | — | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNW 3 | NNE 5 | SW 3 | SW 5 | NW 2 | WNW 3 | WSW 4 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 16 | — | 4 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 33 | 1 | 33 | 10 | 43 | 2 | 6 | 40 | 1706 | 3318 | 5603 | 6188 | 6121 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 211 | 161 | 80 | 171 | 171 | 80 | 63 | 95 | 95 | 63 | 171 | 53 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 80 | 128 | 136 | 166 | 128 | 134 |
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