Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tracks today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tracks at 2AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Tracks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 19 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 101 | 125 | 330 | 320 | 324 | 314 | 254 | 205 | 205 | 224 | 200 | 197 | 450 | 742 | 743 | 559 | 435 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:25PM1.64m | 10:45AM1.66m | 11:11PM1.59m | 11:34AM1.60m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:38AM0.42m | 5:05PM0.42m | 5:24AM0.45m | 5:53PM0.44m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 101 | 87 | 330 | 320 | 324 | 314 | 254 | 205 | 205 | 224 | 200 | 197 | 190 | 742 | 743 | 559 | 435 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 19 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 33 | 125 | 33 | 42 | 21 | 58 | 19 | 51 | 43 | 32 | 32 | 36 | 450 | 174 | 171 | 145 | 119 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 18 | SW 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 15 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 37 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 53 | 52 | 53 | 87 | 129 | 172 | 36 | 20 | 17 | 32 | 51 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | NE 6 | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 8 | — | 120 | — | 19 | 23 | 15 | 35 | 26 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 32 |
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