Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tracks today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tracks at 6AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tracks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | ||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 540 | 423 | 380 | 314 | 284 | 227 | 221 | 169 | 164 | 125 | 94 | 82 | 79 | 69 | 55 | 45 | 49 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:14AM1.61m | 3:41PM1.74m | 4:12AM1.62m | 4:37PM1.75m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:05PM0.15m | 9:27AM0.13m | 10:02PM0.13m | 10:25AM0.11m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 540 | 423 | 380 | 314 | 284 | 227 | 221 | 169 | 164 | 125 | 94 | 82 | 79 | 69 | 55 | 45 | 44 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 32 | 118 | 41 | 57 | 39 | 39 | 37 | 35 | 23 | 23 | 34 | 34 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 11 | 49 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | NE 9 | NE 8 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 16 | ENE 8 | NE 4 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NW 3 | NE 7 | S 16 | S 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 4 | NW 2 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | — | — | NE 7 | NE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | — | — | 7 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
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