Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tracks today (04 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tracks at 11PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (04 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Tracks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the NE by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1367 | 1142 | 918 | 702 | 686 | 663 | 563 | 543 | 478 | 485 | 320 | 245 | 200 | 200 | 157 | 110 | 81 | 77 | 96 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:04AM1.63m | 1:34PM1.71m | 2:02AM1.59m | 2:32PM1.69m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:57PM0.15m | 7:16AM0.16m | 7:55PM0.14m | 8:14AM0.15m | 8:53PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 1367 | 1142 | 918 | 702 | 686 | 663 | 563 | 543 | 478 | 485 | 320 | 245 | 200 | 200 | 157 | 110 | 81 | 59 | 59 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 15 | E 12 | S 15 | E 16 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 | S 16 | S 15 | NE 4 | S 15 | S 17 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 3 | 38 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 21 | 19 | 4 | 39 | 53 | 37 | 36 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 12 | E 15 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | NE 13 | NE 13 | E 16 | S 14 | S 16 | S 14 | E 14 | S 15 | E 12 | E 12 | S 18 | S 18 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 40 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 24 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 54 | 77 | 96 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 46 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 166 | 56 | 1 |
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