Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tracks today (15 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tracks at 10PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 15). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tracks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu night, strong winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SW 4 | SSW 7 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 40 | 11 | 20 | 27 | 33 | 0 | 964 | 5397 | 5945 | 5953 | 5367 | 5183 | 5137 | 5404 | 4830 | 3916 | 3217 | 2642 | 2194 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:09PM1.64m | 10:26AM1.70m | 10:53PM1.59m | 11:10AM1.64m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:02PM0.41m | 4:17AM0.45m | 4:47PM0.42m | 5:01AM0.46m | 5:33PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 15 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 16 | — | SSW 14 | — | NE 12 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 12 | 75 | 82 | 27 | 33 | 10 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 51 | — | 276 | — | 6 | 552 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | NE 8 | NE 6 | ENE 9 | E 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 12 |
| kJ | 40 | 11 | 20 | 51 | 10 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 3 | S 14 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 4 | 19 | 28 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | WNW 3 | SW 4 | — | WNW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 7 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 27 | 3 | 18 | — | 1 | 54 | 964 | 5397 | 5945 | 5953 | 5367 | 5183 | 5137 | 5404 | 4830 | 3916 | 3217 | 2642 | 2194 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 80 | 87 | 112 | 128 | 134 | 134 | 128 | 167 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 161 | 161 | 91 |
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