Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tracks today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tracks at 11AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tracks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 12 | S 6 | S 7 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 194 | 144 | 138 | 133 | 122 | 119 | 101 | 125 | 330 | 320 | 281 | 272 | 254 | 205 | 174 | 193 | 200 | 900 | 373 | 408 | 516 | 459 | 355 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:58AM1.72m | 10:25PM1.64m | 10:45AM1.66m | 11:11PM1.59m | 11:34AM1.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:51AM0.39m | 4:19PM0.39m | 4:38AM0.42m | 5:05PM0.42m | 5:24AM0.45m | 5:53PM0.44m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 8 | SE 12 | S 17 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 194 | 144 | 138 | 133 | 122 | 119 | 101 | 87 | 330 | 320 | 281 | 272 | 254 | 103 | 107 | 193 | 200 | 54 | 190 | 364 | 300 | 208 | 108 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 10 | ENE 8 | SE 11 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 42 | 33 | 125 | 33 | 42 | 21 | 58 | 53 | 205 | 174 | 62 | 84 | 4 | 37 | 123 | 516 | 459 | 355 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 15 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 14 | SE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 18 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | ENE 10 | ENE 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 18 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 37 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 52 | 53 | 87 | 127 | 252 | 10 | 34 | 168 | 116 | 119 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 2 | NW 2 | NW 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | — | SW 6 | SW 4 | S 12 | S 6 | S 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 29 | 124 | 259 | — | 19 | 20 | 900 | 373 | 408 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 85 | 82 | 91 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
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