Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tracks today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tracks at 10AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tracks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 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 | S 10 | SSE 12 | S 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 545 | 457 | 388 | 326 | 289 | 582 | 483 | 341 | 247 | 229 | 173 | 167 | 163 | 128 | 181 | 131 | 196 | 365 | 408 | 355 | 263 | 210 | 308 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 1:29AM1.67m | 2:00PM1.77m | 2:29AM1.68m | 2:59PM1.81m | 3:29AM1.69m | 3:57PM1.84m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:41AM0.25m | 8:22PM0.24m | 8:41AM0.22m | 9:21PM0.19m | 9:43AM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 13 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 545 | 457 | 388 | 326 | 265 | 582 | 483 | 341 | 247 | 229 | 173 | 167 | 163 | 128 | 63 | 88 | 196 | 335 | 396 | 341 | 207 | 153 | 308 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | S 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 13 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SE 13 | NE 6 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 73 | 206 | 265 | 308 | 289 | 11 | 3 | 31 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 42 | 6 | 131 | 129 | 164 | 158 | 193 | 234 | 210 | 67 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | NE 6 | S 15 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 16 | S 15 | S 17 | S 16 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 28 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 39 | 51 | 20 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 6 | NNW 2 | WNW 3 | — | WSW 3 | — | — | S 10 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 25 | 66 | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | 181 | 17 | 188 | 365 | 408 | 355 | 263 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
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