Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tracks today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tracks at 7AM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 05). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 18s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tracks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 4°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed night, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3601 | 3213 | 2798 | 2375 | 1860 | 2058 | 1423 | 1201 | 951 | 849 | 951 | 865 | 941 | 1402 | 1722 | 2542 | 1980 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 10:51PM1.66m | 11:10AM1.67m | 11:41PM1.67m | 12:04PM1.70m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:05AM0.28m | 5:29PM0.31m | 5:54AM0.28m | 6:23PM0.31m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 11 | 41 | 40 | 38 | 56 | 1670 | 1423 | 1201 | 951 | 849 | 951 | 865 | 754 | 712 | 1722 | 2542 | 1980 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 18 | NE 18 | E 18 | NE 18 | NE 17 | SE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | SSE 10 | SE 12 | SE 11 |
| kJ | — | — | 12 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 149 | 269 | 245 | 63 | 307 | 941 | 1402 | 370 | 134 | 104 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 18 | NE 18 | NE 17 | NE 16 | E 16 | S 20 | E 16 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | NE 15 | NE 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 30 | 5 | 113 | 163 | 228 | 124 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3601 | 3213 | 2798 | 2375 | 1860 | 2058 | 1189 | 850 | 707 | 598 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 82 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 91 | 92 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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