Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tracks today (22 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tracks at 11AM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 22). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Tracks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 237 | 797 | 820 | 663 | 555 | 344 | 259 | 202 | 198 | 158 | 153 | 146 | 143 | 142 | 171 | 202 | 164 | 279 | 401 | 432 | 660 | 463 | 359 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:41AM1.36m | 3:07PM1.45m | 3:32AM1.39m | 3:55PM1.49m | 4:22AM1.46m | 4:45PM1.55m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:50AM0.42m | 9:21PM0.35m | 9:43AM0.39m | 10:08PM0.33m | 10:35AM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 20 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 |
| kJ | 237 | 797 | 820 | 663 | 555 | 344 | 259 | 202 | 198 | 158 | 153 | 146 | 143 | 142 | 171 | 202 | 164 | 160 | 401 | 432 | 660 | 463 | 359 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 9 | S 9 | E 9 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 174 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 33 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 36 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 21 | 81 | 279 | 157 | 125 | 2 | 8 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 12 | — | — | — | — | NE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 4 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 15 | E 14 | E 13 |
| kJ | 15 | — | — | — | — | 43 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 4 | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NNE 2 | NNE 2 | — | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 3 | NE 4 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 9 | 7 | — | — | 3 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 8 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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