Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tracks today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tracks at 5PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tracks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Tue night, moderate winds from the SW by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 15 | S 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2616 | 2065 | 1636 | 1533 | 1499 | 1436 | 1398 | 1219 | 1291 | 2165 | 3126 | 5203 | 6941 | 8216 | 8302 | 7112 | 5929 | 5199 | 4523 | 5208 | 3799 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:00AM1.76m | 9:21PM1.76m | 9:46AM1.75m | 10:10PM1.71m | 10:33AM1.72m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:09PM0.20m | 3:39AM0.22m | 4:01PM0.28m | 4:27AM0.30m | 4:51PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||
 |  | |  |  | |  |  | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | E 18 | SE 11 | SE 16 | SE 16 | ESE 11 | — | ESE 15 | ESE 13 | SE 14 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 15 |
| kJ | 296 | 117 | 112 | 139 | 94 | 71 | 50 | 546 | 269 | 6 | 229 | 11 | 11 | 84 | — | 21 | 18 | 30 | 481 | 402 | 3799 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 10 | — | — | — | E 10 | S 9 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | ESE 15 | — | — | SE 14 | SE 14 | — | SE 12 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 376 | 333 | 200 | — | — | — | 70 | 157 | 45 | — | — | — | — | 23 | — | — | 48 | 46 | — | 40 | 412 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 142 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 15 | — |
| kJ | 2616 | 2065 | 1636 | 1533 | 1499 | 1436 | 1398 | 1219 | 1291 | 2165 | 3126 | 5203 | 6941 | 8216 | 8302 | 7112 | 5929 | 5199 | 4523 | 5208 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 261 | 161 | 93 | 85 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 93 | 93 | 288 | 168 | 170 | 168 | 296 | 157 | 93 | 93 | 85 | 65 | 85 |
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