Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tracks today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tracks at 7AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 15). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tracks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | ||||||||||||||||
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 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 12 | SSE 10 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 217 | 207 | 216 | 140 | 113 | 121 | 112 | 74 | 117 | 224 | 194 | 144 | 138 | 133 | 122 | 119 | 83 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:52PM1.71m | 9:14AM1.76m | 9:39PM1.68m | 9:58AM1.72m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:05AM0.33m | 3:31PM0.34m | 3:51AM0.39m | 4:19PM0.39m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 217 | 207 | 216 | 140 | 113 | 121 | 112 | 59 | 117 | 224 | 194 | 144 | 138 | 133 | 122 | 119 | 83 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SE 14 |
| kJ | 17 | 9 | 4 | 28 | 17 | 39 | 53 | 74 | 53 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 23 | 42 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | S 15 | E 12 | NE 4 | SE 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SE 10 | SSW 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 3 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 17 | 25 | 23 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 38 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NNE 4 | — | WNW 2 | — | WNW 2 | — | ENE 2 | ENE 3 | — | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | N 2 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 16 | 21 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 19 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia | |||||||||||||||||
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