Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tracks today (28 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tracks at 10PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 28). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tracks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 221 | 154 | 117 | 232 | 158 | 144 | 74 | 99 | 147 | 139 | 119 | 146 | 200 | 254 | 242 | 209 | 265 | 239 | 431 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:13PM1.76m | 8:39AM1.88m | 9:08PM1.77m | 9:31AM1.90m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:02PM0.21m | 2:25AM0.20m | 2:58PM0.18m | 3:17AM0.17m | 3:55PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 16 | S 15 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 13 | S 18 |
| kJ | 221 | 154 | 117 | 232 | 158 | 144 | 74 | 74 | 49 | 139 | 119 | 146 | 200 | 254 | 242 | 192 | 139 | 239 | 152 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 18 | S 17 | SSW 17 | S 17 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 16 | E 16 | S 15 | SSW 14 | S 18 | E 14 |
| kJ | 14 | 85 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 51 | 99 | 147 | 28 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 209 | 265 | 98 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 13 | SE 14 | SE 14 | NE 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | NE 5 | SE 13 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 16 | W 4 | E 11 | E 14 | SE 14 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 115 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 37 | 33 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | NE 5 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WSW 4 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 5 | — | SW 7 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 17 | 53 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 26 | 31 | 24 | 116 | 136 | 138 | 203 | 21 | — | 163 | 431 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 47 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 40 | 98 | 0 | 40 | 40 |
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