Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tracks today (06 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tracks at 10PM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Tracks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 81 | 145 | 141 | 119 | 128 | 29 | 45 | 42 | 61 | 59 | 57 | 52 | 50 | 48 | 287 | 235 | 185 | 171 | 130 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:32PM1.69m | 3:01AM1.56m | 3:28PM1.67m | 4:00AM1.55m | 4:23PM1.66m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:53PM0.13m | 9:13AM0.15m | 9:48PM0.14m | 10:12AM0.16m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 81 | 59 | 59 | 77 | 53 | 60 | 68 | 110 | 237 | 422 | 586 | 640 | 499 | 423 | 287 | 235 | 185 | 171 | 130 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 14 | S 14 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 53 | 37 | 36 | 41 | 26 | 24 | 45 | 42 | 61 | 59 | 57 | 52 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 17 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 6 | 25 | 24 | 34 | 30 | 29 | 14 | 14 | 53 | 54 | 52 | 47 | 50 | 48 | 45 | 44 | 45 | 47 | 44 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 74 | 145 | 141 | 119 | 128 | 116 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 12 | 16 | 21 | 26 | 19 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 210 | 56 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 40 | 40 | 98 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
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