Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tracks today (06 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tracks at 9PM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.7m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tracks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 4°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1439 | 1201 | 1040 | 849 | 951 | 865 | 941 | 1384 | 1860 | 2507 | 2153 | 1866 | 1659 | 1446 | 1233 | 1062 | 911 | 800 | 639 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 11:41PM1.67m | 12:04PM1.70m | 00:33AM1.67m | 1:01PM1.74m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:29PM0.31m | 5:54AM0.28m | 6:23PM0.31m | 6:46AM0.27m | 7:22PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 1439 | 1201 | 1040 | 849 | 951 | 865 | 680 | 694 | 1860 | 2507 | 2153 | 1866 | 1659 | 1446 | 1233 | 1062 | 911 | 800 | 639 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 17 | SE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | SSE 10 | SE 13 | SE 11 | E 14 | SE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 16 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 12 | 149 | 225 | 245 | 63 | 307 | 941 | 1384 | 370 | 161 | 99 | 4 | 27 | 14 | 14 | 147 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 17 | NE 16 | E 16 | S 20 | E 16 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 15 | NE 15 | SE 12 | NE 14 | ESE 12 | SE 10 | NE 13 | NE 13 | S 18 | — |
| kJ | 12 | 10 | 5 | 30 | 5 | 113 | 163 | 217 | 178 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 6 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 |
| kJ | 1164 | 917 | 634 | 551 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 92 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
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