Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tracks today (09 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tracks at 4PM is: 5.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.4m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Jul) | 16ft (5.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (09 Jul) | 18ft (5.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (09 Jul) | 16ft (5.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Tracks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 66mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Thu night, light winds from the SW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sun 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4570 | 6166 | 6397 | 5992 | 5935 | 6653 | 5607 | 4620 | 3798 | 2941 | 2519 | 1104 | 1574 | 1291 | 1288 | 1100 | 959 | 794 | 577 | 719 | 492 | 405 | 446 | 300 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:26PM1.63m | 00:54AM1.67m | 1:22PM1.70m | 1:49AM1.70m | 2:19PM1.77m | 2:46AM1.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:18AM0.31m | 6:42PM0.36m | 7:07AM0.30m | 7:39PM0.34m | 8:00AM0.29m | 8:39PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 |
 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | 5:01 |
mm | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 11 | SE 10 | S 20 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 520 | 443 | 426 | 325 | — | 146 | 74 | 74 | 103 | 101 | 1633 | 1104 | 941 | 79 | 79 | 62 | 959 | 196 | 577 | 719 | 492 | 405 | 446 | 300 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 16 | S 10 | S 10 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 |
| kJ | 2 | 105 | — | — | — | — | — | 140 | 182 | 258 | 252 | — | 217 | 109 | 106 | 43 | 55 | 53 | 248 | 314 | 377 | 334 | 318 | 287 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 16 | S 21 | SSW 16 | S 20 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 121 | 122 | 36 | 48 | 198 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 51 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 7 | SE 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — |
| kJ | 4570 | 6166 | 6397 | 5992 | 5935 | 6653 | 5607 | 4620 | 3798 | 2941 | 2519 | 773 | 1574 | 1291 | 1288 | 1100 | 70 | 794 | 102 | 140 | 65 | 51 | 84 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 134 | 134 | 157 | 157 | 161 | 168 | 161 | 157 | 161 | 161 | 157 | 93 | 82 | 78 | 82 | 65 | 7 | 40 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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