Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tracks today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tracks at 7PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tracks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SSE 8 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 245 | 178 | 416 | 466 | 392 | 242 | 206 | 155 | 155 | 86 | 66 | 102 | 156 | 67 | 64 | 49 | 50 | 21 | 88 | 94 | 108 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:56PM1.86m | 5:26AM1.71m | 5:54PM1.87m | 6:24AM1.72m | 6:49PM1.87m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:43AM0.10m | 11:18PM0.11m | 11:39AM0.06m | 00:16AM0.09m | 12:32PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 245 | 178 | 416 | 466 | 392 | 242 | 206 | 155 | 155 | 86 | 66 | 40 | 44 | 67 | 256 | 171 | 168 | 139 | 88 | 94 | 108 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 12 | S 11 | S 16 | SE 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 7 | SSE 9 | SE 14 |
| kJ | 8 | 90 | 39 | 5 | 7 | 52 | 51 | 70 | 28 | 44 | 42 | 61 | 37 | 18 | 64 | 49 | 50 | 21 | 28 | 15 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | SSE 11 | S 16 | NE 11 | S 16 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | S 16 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SSE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 14 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 6 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 37 | 20 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | ENE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 4 | 8 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 30 | 31 | 43 | 66 | 102 | 156 | 241 | 470 | 344 | 412 | — | — | 114 | 107 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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