Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tracks today (24 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tracks at 12PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tracks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 103 | 527 | 293 | 159 | 610 | 1285 | 1226 | 851 | 633 | 539 | 439 | 359 | 294 | 220 | 239 | 218 | 161 | 390 | 390 | 582 | 417 | 367 | 347 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:10AM1.45m | 2:43PM1.52m | 2:58AM1.40m | 3:28PM1.49m | 3:46AM1.38m | 4:13PM1.49m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:23AM0.46m | 8:57PM0.47m | 9:11AM0.44m | 9:43PM0.43m | 10:00AM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 103 | 223 | 293 | 159 | 610 | 1285 | 1226 | 851 | 633 | 539 | 439 | 359 | 294 | 220 | 209 | 157 | 146 | 390 | 390 | 582 | 417 | 367 | 347 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 17 | SSW 7 | ESE 14 | SE 14 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 17 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 43 | 17 | 34 | 52 | 69 | 36 | 46 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 27 | 92 | 97 | 181 | 239 | 218 | 161 | 104 | 77 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 5 | S 18 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | — | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | NE 4 | NE 5 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | S 18 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 6 | 28 | 35 | — | — | 45 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 104 | 26 | 43 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | — | NW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | NE 10 | NNE 10 | — | NW 2 | NW 2 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 527 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 4 | 10 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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