Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tracks today (19 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 19s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tracks at 5PM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Tracks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sun morning, calm by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 19 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SE 11 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 450 | 725 | 743 | 662 | 522 | 341 | 304 | 229 | 75 | 950 | 1389 | 2646 | 3648 | 4563 | 4992 | 4084 | 2705 | 1738 | 1151 | 795 | 601 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 11:34AM1.60m | 11:55PM1.52m | 12:25PM1.54m | 00:41AM1.44m | 1:14PM1.49m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:53PM0.44m | 6:09AM0.46m | 6:41PM0.45m | 6:53AM0.45m | 7:29PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | -1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 450 | 725 | 743 | 662 | 522 | 341 | 304 | 229 | 75 | 58 | 28 | 51 | 18 | 9 | 4992 | 4084 | 2705 | 1738 | 1151 | 795 | 601 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SE 11 | E 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 187 | 174 | 171 | 145 | 119 | 119 | 97 | 75 | 23 | 6 | 19 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 24 | 15 | 29 | 2 | 34 | 16 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | ENE 10 | NE 10 | — | — | — | ESE 11 | — | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | SE 14 | E 10 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 35 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 30 | 21 | 21 | — | 9 | 23 | — | — | — | 12 | — | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 4 | SW 6 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 7 | 15 | 292 | 950 | 1389 | 2646 | 3648 | 4563 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 6 | 32 | 8 | 102 | 167 | 130 | 112 | 85 | 78 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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