
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tracks today (01 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tracks at 12PM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (01 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (01 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Tracks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat morning, light winds from the NW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 13 | S 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
96 | 462 | 1070 | 1763 | 1778 | 2018 | 1836 | 3139 | 2757 | 2251 | 1880 | 1423 | 1179 | 959 | 970 | 878 | 850 | 750 | 627 | 402 | 613 | 700 | 646 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 7:30AM1.47m | 7:50PM1.58m | 8:14AM1.51m | 8:34PM1.61m | 8:57AM1.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:23AM0.32m | 1:30PM0.31m | 2:07AM0.29m | 2:15PM0.29m | 2:50AM0.27m | 3:02PM0.29m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | SE 14 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 13 | S 12 |
62 | 102 | 118 | 119 | 149 | 92 | 942 | 3139 | 2757 | 2251 | 1880 | 1423 | 1179 | 959 | 970 | 878 | 850 | 750 | 627 | 402 | 613 | 700 | 646 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 17 | ESE 11 | E 16 | E 10 | NE 16 | NE 16 | E 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | ENE 15 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 13 | S 21 | S 13 | SSW 9 | S 19 | S 18 |
96 | 46 | 37 | 22 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 331 | 242 | 220 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 36 | 153 | 90 | 66 | 60 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NE 6 | E 17 | E 17 | ENE 17 | E 16 | ENE 16 | E 16 | ENE 16 | ENE 16 | — | E 15 | E 15 | NE 15 | S 19 | — | S 23 | S 23 | ENE 13 | S 20 | S 20 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 |
3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 5 | 25 | 5 | 25 | 25 | — | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 | — | 11 | 41 | 17 | 70 | 69 | 17 | 17 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | WNW 3 | — | WNW 3 | — |
82 | 462 | 1070 | 1763 | 1778 | 2018 | 1836 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 87 | 65 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 65 | 40 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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