Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tracks today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tracks at 2AM is: 0.7m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Tracks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | ||||||||||||||||
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 16 | S 15 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | S 17 | S 17 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 239 | 218 | 300 | 390 | 390 | 717 | 520 | 386 | 365 | 443 | 586 | 1039 | 1970 | 1907 | 2564 | 2470 | 2191 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:46AM1.38m | 4:13PM1.49m | 4:33AM1.38m | 4:59PM1.50m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:43PM0.43m | 10:00AM0.41m | 10:29PM0.39m | 10:48AM0.36m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | S 17 | S 17 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 |
| kJ | 205 | 150 | 141 | 390 | 390 | 717 | 520 | 386 | 365 | 443 | 586 | 1039 | 1970 | 1907 | 2564 | 2470 | 2191 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | S 18 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | S 5 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 239 | 218 | 300 | 106 | 100 | 43 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 13 | 45 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | ESE 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 26 | 25 | 24 | 42 | 43 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 12 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 3 | WNW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | SSW 7 | — | — | — | ENE 4 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | 102 | — | — | — | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 40 | 76 | 4 | 1 |
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