Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tracks today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tracks at 9AM is: 2.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Tracks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1642 | 1446 | 1233 | 1062 | 911 | 800 | 651 | 553 | 545 | 396 | 388 | 326 | 289 | 673 | 564 | 404 | 297 | 229 | 173 | 167 | 163 | 128 | 120 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:33AM1.67m | 1:01PM1.74m | 1:29AM1.67m | 2:00PM1.77m | 2:29AM1.68m | 2:59PM1.81m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:46AM0.27m | 7:22PM0.29m | 7:41AM0.25m | 8:22PM0.24m | 8:41AM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 5 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 1642 | 1446 | 1233 | 1062 | 911 | 800 | 651 | 553 | 545 | 396 | 388 | 326 | 265 | 673 | 564 | 404 | 297 | 229 | 173 | 167 | 163 | 128 | 120 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 16 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 13 | NE 4 | NE 6 | E 12 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 13 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 27 | 14 | 14 | 147 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 43 | 73 | 206 | 265 | 308 | 289 | 5 | 26 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 43 | 90 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 14 | SE 13 | SE 10 | SE 11 | S 18 | S 18 | ENE 13 | NE 13 | S 19 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 12 | NE 4 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 8 | 42 | 16 | 30 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 7 | 28 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | — | NE 5 | NE 6 | WNW 2 | — | WNW 2 | W 3 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | — | 9 | 31 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 42 | 14 | 17 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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