Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tracks today (07 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tracks at 8PM is: 2.4m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Tracks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 5°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1860 | 2507 | 2153 | 1866 | 1642 | 1446 | 1233 | 1062 | 911 | 800 | 651 | 553 | 533 | 469 | 388 | 326 | 289 | 673 | 564 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:04PM1.70m | 00:33AM1.67m | 1:01PM1.74m | 1:29AM1.67m | 2:00PM1.77m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:23PM0.31m | 6:46AM0.27m | 7:22PM0.29m | 7:41AM0.25m | 8:22PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 1860 | 2507 | 2153 | 1866 | 1642 | 1446 | 1233 | 1062 | 911 | 800 | 651 | 553 | 533 | 469 | 388 | 326 | 265 | 673 | 564 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SE 12 | SE 11 | E 14 | SE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 16 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 13 | E 12 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 370 | 137 | 99 | 4 | 27 | 14 | 14 | 147 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 43 | 73 | 157 | 265 | 308 | 289 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | NE 15 | NE 15 | SE 12 | NE 14 | SE 13 | SE 11 | NE 13 | S 18 | S 18 | — | NE 13 | S 19 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 158 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 8 | 42 | 42 | 7 | 6 | 6 | — | 7 | 28 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
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