Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tracks today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tracks at 8AM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Tracks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3197 | 3079 | 2925 | 2812 | 2812 | 2614 | 2096 | 1797 | 1541 | 1433 | 1237 | 1094 | 917 | 878 | 760 | 663 | 563 | 466 | 459 | 480 | 243 | 164 | 130 | 127 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:02AM1.77m | 9:28PM1.73m | 9:50AM1.81m | 10:20PM1.72m | 10:40AM1.82m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:50AM0.21m | 3:16PM0.21m | 3:39AM0.20m | 4:10PM0.20m | 4:29AM0.20m | 5:05PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 3197 | 3079 | 2925 | 2812 | 2812 | 2614 | 2096 | 1797 | 1541 | 1433 | 1237 | 1094 | 917 | 878 | 760 | 663 | 563 | 466 | 459 | 480 | 121 | 164 | 130 | 106 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 11 | NNE 9 | NE 11 | NNE 11 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 11 | E 11 | S 14 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 21 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 18 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 243 | 161 | 124 | 127 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 11 | NE 9 | E 11 | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | NE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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