Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tracks today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tracks at 8AM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tracks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 11 | SSE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1027 | 2257 | 2046 | 1912 | 1847 | 1619 | 1514 | 1326 | 1223 | 1204 | 1077 | 1026 | 933 | 952 | 889 | 722 | 636 | 568 | 518 | 400 | 379 | 379 | 302 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 4:23AM1.45m | 4:53PM1.55m | 5:09AM1.43m | 5:37PM1.55m | 5:56AM1.42m | 6:22PM1.55m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:40AM0.45m | 11:08PM0.46m | 11:24AM0.41m | 11:53PM0.41m | 12:05PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 878 | 2257 | 2046 | 1912 | 1847 | 1619 | 1514 | 1326 | 1223 | 1204 | 1077 | 1026 | 933 | 952 | 889 | 722 | 636 | 568 | 518 | 400 | 379 | 379 | 302 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | ESE 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 54 | 1134 | 27 | 40 | 37 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 162 | 220 | 212 | 181 | 163 | 109 | 109 | 34 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 12 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | — | W 4 | NNE 4 | NE 12 | S 17 |
| kJ | — | 47 | 46 | 25 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 107 | 8 | 8 | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 50 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SW 7 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 1027 | 107 | 497 | 291 | 227 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 24 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 40 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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