Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tracks today (23 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tracks at 10PM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tracks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 625 | 652 | 513 | 623 | 972 | 653 | 744 | 913 | 766 | 493 | 481 | 445 | 375 | 383 | 327 | 281 | 230 | 206 | 200 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 2:46PM1.45m | 3:08AM1.35m | 3:33PM1.46m | 3:58AM1.39m | 4:21PM1.50m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:01PM0.38m | 9:20AM0.39m | 9:48PM0.34m | 10:11AM0.34m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 18 | 337 | 302 | 161 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 630 | 524 | 493 | 481 | 445 | 375 | 383 | 327 | 281 | 230 | 190 | 113 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 10 | ESE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 17 | E 16 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | SE 14 |
| kJ | 29 | 28 | 12 | 26 | 26 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 43 | 53 | 103 | 145 | 190 | 174 | 215 | 206 | 200 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | E 17 | SE 10 | SE 16 | SE 16 | ESE 15 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 14 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 6 | 25 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 44 | 82 | 71 | 94 | 94 | 192 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 625 | 652 | 513 | 623 | 972 | 653 | 744 | 913 | 766 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 267 | 258 | 76 | 47 | 78 | 87 | 96 | 96 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
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