Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tracks today (03 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tracks at 4PM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (03 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (03 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Tracks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 3 | Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 6 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 131 | 181 | 218 | 1092 | 221 | 284 | 1163 | 2678 | 2211 | 1719 | 1387 | 1041 | 833 | 714 | 686 | 674 | 563 | 543 | 478 | 485 | 320 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:34AM1.79m | 00:08AM1.67m | 12:33PM1.75m | 1:04AM1.63m | 1:34PM1.71m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:00PM0.17m | 6:19AM0.17m | 6:57PM0.15m | 7:16AM0.16m | 7:55PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  | |  | | | | | |  | |  | | | | | | | |
 | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 9 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | E 16 | S 14 | S 17 | S 16 | NE 18 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 131 | 181 | 218 | 5 | 138 | 284 | 1163 | 12 | 2211 | 1719 | 1387 | 1041 | 833 | 714 | 686 | 674 | 563 | 543 | 478 | 485 | 320 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | NE 10 | S 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 10 | — | NE 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 12 | S 15 | E 16 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 24 | 24 | 21 | 4 | 29 | 35 | 21 | — | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 38 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | NE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | E 15 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | NE 13 | NE 13 | E 16 | S 14 |
| kJ | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 6 | S 5 | S 14 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 89 | 78 | 42 | 1092 | 221 | 253 | 240 | 2678 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 0 | 267 | 281 | 82 | 281 | 82 | 82 | 281 | 157 | 157 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 46 | 1 | 1 |
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