Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tracks today (09 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tracks at 11PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 09). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tracks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 289 | 582 | 483 | 341 | 247 | 229 | 173 | 167 | 131 | 128 | 123 | 131 | 726 | 223 | 826 | 734 | 386 | 269 | 191 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 2:00PM1.77m | 2:29AM1.68m | 2:59PM1.81m | 3:29AM1.69m | 3:57PM1.84m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:22PM0.24m | 8:41AM0.22m | 9:21PM0.19m | 9:43AM0.16m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 265 | 582 | 483 | 341 | 247 | 229 | 173 | 167 | 131 | 128 | 123 | 88 | 134 | 222 | 718 | 734 | 386 | 269 | 189 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 9 | S 16 | S 18 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 289 | 11 | 3 | 23 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 43 | 63 | 131 | 129 | 16 | 21 | 56 | 217 | 249 | 191 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | E 12 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 4 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 12 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 53 | 21 | 19 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 6 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | W 3 | WNW 2 | W 3 | — | — | SSW 4 | — | S 12 | S 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 12 | 20 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 16 | — | 726 | 223 | 826 | 692 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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