Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tracks today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tracks at 2PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 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 (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tracks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 8 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 116 | 112 | 78 | 77 | 34 | 40 | 35 | 32 | 59 | 307 | 465 | 559 | 1208 | 1401 | 1382 | 2490 | 2166 | 2310 | 2356 | 2297 | 2017 | 2338 | 2507 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:58AM1.52m | 7:20PM1.62m | 7:44AM1.59m | 8:05PM1.66m | 8:29AM1.65m | 8:52PM1.69m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:49AM0.26m | 1:02PM0.25m | 1:35AM0.24m | 1:48PM0.24m | 2:20AM0.23m | 2:37PM0.24m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 17 | S 9 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 116 | 112 | 78 | 77 | 20 | 22 | 48 | 48 | 59 | 102 | 465 | 199 | 1208 | 1401 | 1382 | 1739 | 2166 | 2310 | 2356 | 2297 | 2017 | 2338 | 2507 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSE 10 | SSW 11 | SW 5 | SSW 10 | ENE 9 | S 18 | SSW 8 | S 17 | ENE 9 | S 17 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 28 | 26 | 16 | 18 | 34 | 40 | 10 | 32 | 50 | 307 | 77 | 559 | 29 | 214 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SE 12 | SSW 13 | SSE 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 5 | SSW 13 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 11 | NE 8 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | S 24 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 36 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 31 | 33 | 35 | 9 | 55 | 53 | 53 | 30 | 5 | 18 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | — | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | NW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | SSW 13 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 68 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 25 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | — | — | 2490 | 9 | 31 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 87 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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