Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tracks today (30 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tracks at 11PM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 30). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Tracks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 10 | S 16 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2614 | 2096 | 1797 | 1541 | 1294 | 1256 | 1094 | 961 | 891 | 772 | 663 | 555 | 466 | 480 | 518 | 557 | 170 | 183 | 181 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:28PM1.73m | 9:50AM1.81m | 10:20PM1.72m | 10:40AM1.82m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:16PM0.21m | 3:39AM0.20m | 4:10PM0.20m | 4:29AM0.20m | 5:05PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 2614 | 2096 | 1797 | 1541 | 1294 | 1256 | 1094 | 961 | 891 | 772 | 663 | 555 | 466 | 480 | 518 | 557 | 164 | 130 | 96 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 10 | NE 11 | — | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 11 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 12 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 5 | — | 12 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 170 | 183 | 181 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 3 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | WNW 2 | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 |
| kJ | — | 7 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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