Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tracks today (17 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tracks at 11PM is: 1.7m 15s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Tracks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 24 | S 23 | S 21 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1267 | 1297 | 1262 | 1171 | 1048 | 1020 | 992 | 874 | 1344 | 3342 | 4715 | 4307 | 3933 | 3454 | 2796 | 2454 | 1903 | 1688 | 1471 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:06PM1.93m | 8:36AM1.77m | 8:58PM1.88m | 9:27AM1.75m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:47PM0.03m | 2:28AM0.06m | 2:42PM0.06m | 3:21AM0.09m | 3:36PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 23 | S 21 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 1267 | 1297 | 1262 | 1171 | 1048 | 1020 | 992 | 874 | 776 | 3342 | 4715 | 4307 | 3933 | 3454 | 2796 | 2454 | 1903 | 1688 | 1471 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 24 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 314 | 386 | 384 | 277 | 682 | 480 | 403 | 327 | 1344 | 743 | 647 | 637 | 503 | 495 | 437 | 374 | 363 | 256 | 248 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | — | — | S 19 | S 26 | S 11 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 22 |
| kJ | 174 | 293 | 306 | 212 | — | — | 29 | 115 | 248 | 175 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 82 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
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