Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tracks today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tracks at 8PM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tracks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1672 | 1456 | 1402 | 1225 | 643 | 653 | 591 | 563 | 400 | 393 | 319 | 303 | 240 | 189 | 185 | 144 | 102 | 71 | 50 | 42 | 43 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 12:14PM1.62m | 00:35AM1.57m | 1:06PM1.58m | 1:22AM1.51m | 1:56PM1.54m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:03AM0.41m | 6:30PM0.44m | 6:49AM0.45m | 7:20PM0.47m | 7:35AM0.46m | 8:10PM0.48m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 1672 | 1456 | 1402 | 1225 | 643 | 653 | 591 | 563 | 400 | 393 | 319 | 303 | 240 | 189 | 185 | 144 | 102 | 71 | 50 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 16 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 104 | 122 | 102 | 76 | 313 | 43 | 42 | 32 | 20 | 19 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 44 | 44 | 42 | 43 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | — | — | — | SE 10 | S 16 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | E 15 | E 14 | ESE 14 | — | E 14 | — | — | — | — | S 19 | S 17 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 138 | — | — | — | 74 | 129 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 19 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | WNW 2 | W 3 | — | NE 2 | NW 2 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 3 | N 3 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 24 | 20 | 17 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 63 | 1 | 14 | 6 |
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