Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tracks today (03 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tracks at 7PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Tracks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1077 | 839 | 613 | 480 | 393 | 325 | 259 | 189 | 146 | 106 | 71 | 48 | 46 | 29 | 16 | 29 | 89 | 144 | 87 | 39 | 55 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:59AM1.73m | 10:30PM1.68m | 10:50AM1.74m | 11:22PM1.67m | 11:46AM1.74m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:20PM0.25m | 4:42AM0.24m | 5:13PM0.25m | 5:34AM0.23m | 6:09PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 4 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | S 9 |
| kJ | 1077 | 839 | 613 | 480 | 393 | 325 | 259 | 189 | 146 | 106 | 71 | 48 | 46 | 29 | 4 | 29 | 89 | 144 | 87 | 25 | 55 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | S 10 | S 9 | S 15 | WNW 3 | S 15 | S 9 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 14 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 1 | 17 | 39 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 10 | E 10 | — | S 20 | SW 13 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | NE 5 | S 15 | E 10 | S 15 | E 10 | S 15 | S 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 2 | — | 8 | 7 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 17 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NNE 9 | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | W 4 | SW 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | NE 4 | — |
| kJ | 7 | 17 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 10 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 32 | 1 | 32 | 53 | 6 | 8 | 134 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
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