Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tracks today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tracks at 8AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 09). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Tracks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 147 | 128 | 94 | 94 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 44 | 50 | 80 | 68 | 129 | 182 | 248 | 235 | 230 | 225 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | off |
High Tide | 4:12AM1.62m | 4:37PM1.75m | 5:08AM1.63m | 5:33PM1.75m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:02PM0.13m | 10:25AM0.11m | 10:59PM0.13m | 11:19AM0.11m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 20 | SE 7 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 7 |
| kJ | 147 | 128 | 94 | 94 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 27 | 121 | 53 | 169 | 149 | 94 | 70 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | ENE 12 | S 19 | SE 7 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 |
| kJ | 35 | 34 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 11 | 50 | 80 | 66 | 15 | 182 | 64 | 235 | 230 | 225 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NW 3 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | S 8 | NE 7 | S 20 | ENE 8 | SSW 13 | S 18 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 68 | 6 | 55 | 248 | 43 | 35 | 27 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | N 4 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | — | — | NE 7 | — | S 3 | S 5 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | NE 3 |
| kJ | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 12 | — | 8 | 129 | 147 | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 12 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia | |||||||||||||||||
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