Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tracks today (29 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tracks at 9PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Tracks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the SSW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 11 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 202 | 198 | 195 | 154 | 116 | 112 | 78 | 77 | 34 | 39 | 53 | 32 | 131 | 227 | 465 | 552 | 1382 | 1610 | 1544 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:33PM1.57m | 6:58AM1.52m | 7:20PM1.62m | 7:44AM1.59m | 8:05PM1.66m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:17PM0.28m | 00:49AM0.26m | 1:02PM0.25m | 1:35AM0.24m | 1:48PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||
 |  | | |  |  |  |  | |  | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 6 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 202 | 198 | 195 | 154 | 35 | 112 | 78 | 77 | 22 | 23 | 62 | 64 | 131 | 91 | 105 | 235 | 1382 | 1610 | 1544 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 15 | S 11 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSE 10 | SSW 11 | S 10 | SSW 4 | ENE 9 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 17 | 23 | 5 | 38 | 116 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 34 | 39 | 53 | 8 | 50 | 227 | 465 | 552 | 29 | 28 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | ENE 9 | SSW 13 | SSE 10 | SW 4 | SSW 10 | SSW 5 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 20 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 36 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 31 | 33 | 6 | 32 | 2 | 50 | 49 | 37 | 74 | 5 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | — | NW 3 | — | — | WNW 3 | NW 3 | W 4 | — |
| kJ | 30 | 37 | 31 | 31 | 68 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19 | — | 2 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 31 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 |
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