Tracks Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.07° S 177.83° E

Tracks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tracks sea temperature is
12.5° C
1.4° 

Tracks surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Tracks today (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Tracks at 11AM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 1.8m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)17s
Afternoon (07 Aug)7ft (2.1m)15s
Evening (07 Aug)8ft (2.4m)14s

Table - waves today at Tracks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SSE
10
2
S
10
1.3
S
17
1.7
S
16
2.1
S
15
2.5
S
14
2.4
S
14
2.3
S
13
2.2
S
13
2.1
S
13
2
S
12
1.9
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
11
0.9
S
14
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
951
865
941
1384
1860
2507
2153
1866
1659
1446
1233
1062
911
800
651
553
545
457
388
326
293
591
483
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
0
SE
10
E
10
NE
10
N
5
NW
5
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
E
10
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
N
15
N
Wind State
off
off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
12:04PM1.70m
00:33AM1.67m
1:01PM1.74m
1:29AM1.67m
2:00PM1.77m
Low Tide
5:54AM0.28m
6:23PM0.31m
6:46AM0.27m
7:22PM0.29m
7:41AM0.25m
8:22PM0.24m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:03
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:23
5:24
 mm
1
Temp °C
5
4
6
8
9
7
7
6
6
7
9
12
13
11
10
9
9
10
12
15
15
14
13
Feels °C
2
1
4
6
5
3
4
3
3
4
6
9
9
6
6
6
5
7
9
12
12
11
11
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