Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tracks today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tracks at 3PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tracks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 15 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 153 | 146 | 143 | 142 | 175 | 216 | 202 | 353 | 478 | 515 | 670 | 551 | 434 | 325 | 229 | 212 | 200 | 156 | 121 | 113 | 179 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 3:55PM1.49m | 4:22AM1.46m | 4:45PM1.55m | 5:12AM1.55m | 5:37PM1.62m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:43AM0.39m | 10:08PM0.33m | 10:35AM0.35m | 10:58PM0.31m | 11:27AM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 16 |
| kJ | 153 | 146 | 143 | 142 | 175 | 216 | 202 | 160 | 478 | 515 | 670 | 551 | 434 | 325 | 229 | 212 | 200 | 156 | 121 | 73 | 179 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 9 | S 9 | E 9 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | SSW 14 | S 15 | S 9 |
| kJ | 36 | 32 | 33 | 53 | 28 | 49 | 127 | 353 | 157 | 125 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 63 | 113 | 43 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 15 | E 9 | E 15 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 12 | SSE 9 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 16 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | — | NNE 9 | — | NE 3 | — | — | — | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | — | — | ENE 2 | NE 4 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 8 | — | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 13 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 44 |
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