Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tracks today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tracks at 6AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tracks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed night, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 17 | S 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3582 | 2578 | 2376 | 2580 | 1890 | 802 | 616 | 542 | 501 | 390 | 443 | 852 | 1672 | 1456 | 1384 | 1085 | 663 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 10:59PM1.67m | 11:22AM1.67m | 11:48PM1.62m | 12:14PM1.62m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:15AM0.36m | 5:41PM0.40m | 6:03AM0.41m | 6:30PM0.44m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | S 14 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | S 13 | SE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 13 |
| kJ | 636 | 2578 | 343 | 250 | 238 | 335 | 145 | 542 | 501 | 390 | 354 | 852 | 1672 | 1456 | 1384 | 1085 | 663 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 8 | SE 13 | S 13 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | S 17 | S 16 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 16 |
| kJ | 599 | 497 | 44 | 33 | 235 | 7 | 128 | 145 | 110 | 101 | 443 | 342 | 122 | 148 | 120 | 76 | 249 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 14 | S 13 | S 17 | S 17 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | SE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 18 | 18 | 7 | 89 | 95 | 204 | 79 | 86 | 138 | — | — | — | 73 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | — | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 |
| kJ | 3582 | — | 2376 | 2580 | 1890 | 802 | 616 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 47 | 7 | 32 | 78 | 47 | 92 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
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