Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tracks today (14 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tracks at 10PM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Tracks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 83mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 8 | S 16 | SE 14 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 20 | 20 | 31 | 686 | 751 | 718 | 718 | 773 | 708 | 637 | 576 | 549 | 412 | 367 | 414 | 834 | 2265 | 2967 | 3169 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 6:49PM1.87m | 7:19AM1.73m | 7:41PM1.84m | 8:11AM1.75m | 8:31PM1.81m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:32PM0.05m | 1:11AM0.09m | 1:24PM0.08m | 2:02AM0.11m | 2:17PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 12 |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SSE 9 | SE 14 | SSE 9 | S 15 | SE 13 | E 9 | S 18 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 20 | 16 | 31 | 8 | 18 | 7 | 718 | 25 | 708 | 637 | 576 | 549 | 412 | 367 | 293 | 300 | 232 | 227 | 232 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | ESE 14 | SSE 8 | SE 14 | SE 13 | S 16 | S 16 | ESE 13 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 19 | ESE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | SSW 20 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 16 | 20 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 18 | 25 | 56 | 62 | 104 | 178 | 217 | 202 | 190 | 90 | 39 | 45 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 8 | S 20 | — | ESE 13 | SE 14 | — | — | S 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | — | SE 15 | SE 15 |
| kJ | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 7 | — | 18 | 7 | — | — | 158 | 271 | 333 | 414 | 545 | — | 9 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | SE 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 194 | 385 | 491 | 686 | 751 | 718 | 1047 | 773 | — | — | — | 297 | 24 | 118 | 247 | 834 | 2265 | 2967 | 3169 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 128 | 56 | 128 | 128 | 44 | 40 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 87 | 87 | 112 | 134 | 145 | 145 | 112 |
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