Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tracks today (06 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tracks at 12AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 05). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 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 (06 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Tracks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | NE 6 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 41 | 26 | 81 | 92 | 224 | 147 | 102 | 109 | 104 | 94 | 147 | 147 | 51 | 50 | 47 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 466 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:17AM1.65m | 12:46PM1.73m | 1:15AM1.63m | 1:45PM1.73m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:09PM0.23m | 6:29AM0.21m | 7:08PM0.21m | 7:26AM0.19m | 8:07PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 15 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 9 | S 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 17 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | NE 5 | NE 6 | S 9 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 41 | 23 | 81 | 92 | 224 | 147 | 102 | 44 | 25 | 94 | 147 | 147 | 49 | 42 | 36 | 23 | 24 | 42 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | NE 4 | S 12 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | E 10 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | NE 6 | S 16 |
| kJ | 28 | 26 | 5 | 78 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 109 | 104 | 32 | 16 | 2 | 51 | 50 | 47 | 34 | 32 | 11 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | NE 4 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 10 | W 4 | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 40 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 45 | 44 | 44 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | — | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | NW 3 | W 3 | WSW 4 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 42 | 47 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 466 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 1 | 87 | 6 | 32 |
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