Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tracks today (29 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tracks at 11PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 29). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
| Evening (29 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Tracks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Fri night, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | SW 6 | SW 7 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 147 | 137 | 119 | 146 | 202 | 263 | 293 | 342 | 257 | 179 | 171 | 943 | 1470 | 1949 | 2163 | 2386 | 2304 | 2246 | 1786 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:08PM1.77m | 9:31AM1.90m | 10:04PM1.75m | 10:25AM1.88m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:58PM0.18m | 3:17AM0.17m | 3:55PM0.15m | 4:12AM0.14m | 4:51PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 17 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 16 | S 15 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 13 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | S 15 | SSW 14 | — | S 11 | S 12 |
| kJ | 50 | 137 | 119 | 146 | 202 | 254 | 245 | 204 | 128 | 77 | 171 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 157 | 602 | — | 2008 | 1786 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | NE 6 | NE 5 | E 16 | E 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 18 | — | — | NE 14 | NE 14 | — | — | NE 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 147 | 28 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 272 | 257 | 179 | 154 | — | — | 8 | 8 | — | — | 7 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | NE 6 | SE 13 | E 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | E 13 | E 13 | S 18 | E 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 98 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | — | SW 6 | SW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | — |
| kJ | 15 | 30 | 19 | 96 | 188 | 263 | 293 | 342 | — | 128 | 134 | 943 | 1470 | 1949 | 2163 | 2386 | 2304 | 2246 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 40 | 40 | 87 | 0 | 40 | 40 | 130 | 96 | 85 | 98 | 92 | 168 | 12 | 0 |
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