Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tracks today (29 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 17s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tracks at 10PM is: 2.5m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Tracks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1951 | 2798 | 3564 | 3197 | 3079 | 2925 | 2812 | 2812 | 2614 | 2096 | 1772 | 1553 | 1294 | 1237 | 1094 | 946 | 946 | 784 | 663 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:38PM1.72m | 9:02AM1.77m | 9:28PM1.73m | 9:50AM1.81m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:24PM0.22m | 2:50AM0.21m | 3:16PM0.21m | 3:39AM0.20m | 4:10PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 1951 | 2798 | 3564 | 3197 | 3079 | 2925 | 2812 | 2812 | 2614 | 2096 | 1772 | 1553 | 1294 | 1237 | 1094 | 946 | 946 | 784 | 663 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 11 | NNE 9 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
| kJ | 50 | 36 | 35 | 21 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 18 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
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