Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tracks today (19 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tracks at 7PM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Tracks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1492 | 1431 | 1285 | 1285 | 1285 | 1321 | 1321 | 1484 | 999 | 1571 | 1420 | 1402 | 1285 | 1285 | 1087 | 830 | 775 | 518 | 400 | 387 | 298 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 12:44PM1.51m | 1:03AM1.39m | 1:32PM1.46m | 1:51AM1.36m | 2:20PM1.44m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:04PM0.42m | 7:13AM0.45m | 7:50PM0.40m | 7:59AM0.44m | 8:35PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 1492 | 1431 | 1285 | 1285 | 1285 | 1321 | 1321 | 1484 | 999 | 1571 | 1420 | 1402 | 1285 | 1285 | 1087 | 830 | 775 | 518 | 400 | 387 | 298 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 10 | E 6 | S 17 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 37 | 21 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 358 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ESE 6 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | — | — | — | NE 14 | E 15 | NE 14 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 10 | — | — | — | 8 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 7 | NE 3 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 24 | 3 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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