Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tracks today (11 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Tracks at 1AM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 10). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Tracks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | ESE 7 | S 18 | S 11 | S 11 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 117 | 114 | 104 | 59 | 58 | 109 | 127 | 103 | 81 | 93 | 58 | 58 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 6 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | off | off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:10PM1.65m | 6:41AM1.66m | 7:01PM1.65m | 7:31AM1.71m | 7:50PM1.66m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:29AM0.25m | 12:52PM0.26m | 1:18AM0.30m | 1:41PM0.30m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | S 12 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 6 | S 9 |
| kJ | 96 | 101 | 66 | 51 | 57 | 109 | 127 | 103 | 81 | 93 | 58 | 58 | 28 | 19 | 13 | 20 | 20 | 3 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 19 | S 11 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ENE 7 | SE 6 | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 5 |
| kJ | 117 | 64 | 63 | 34 | 47 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | S 16 | S 18 | S 11 | S 11 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | E 6 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 14 | 5 | 104 | 59 | 58 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 42 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | — | 114 | 51 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 40 | 43 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 44 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 167 | 167 | 80 | 80 |
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