Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tracks today (01 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tracks at 9AM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 01). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (01 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (01 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tracks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 6 | S 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1294 | 1256 | 1094 | 961 | 891 | 757 | 649 | 555 | 466 | 480 | 541 | 565 | 239 | 186 | 183 | 165 | 159 | 112 | 134 | 183 | 627 | 221 | 282 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:50AM1.81m | 10:20PM1.72m | 10:40AM1.82m | 11:14PM1.70m | 11:34AM1.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:39AM0.20m | 4:10PM0.20m | 4:29AM0.20m | 5:05PM0.19m | 5:24AM0.19m | 6:00PM0.17m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 9 | 2 |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 |
| kJ | 1294 | 1256 | 1094 | 961 | 891 | 757 | 649 | 555 | 466 | 480 | 541 | 565 | 164 | 130 | 143 | 78 | 66 | 101 | 134 | 183 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 10 | NE 11 | — | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 11 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | S 20 |
| kJ | 8 | 3 | 11 | 5 | — | 12 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 239 | 186 | 183 | 165 | 159 | 112 | 40 | 41 | 4 | 4 | 30 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 7 | E 16 | E 16 | NE 13 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | WNW 2 | — | — | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | S 15 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 627 | 221 | 282 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 261 | 267 |
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