Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tracks today (14 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Tracks at 2AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tracks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 56mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri night, min 9°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sat morning, strong winds from the SSW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 16 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 82 | 107 | 114 | 108 | 111 | 27 | 28 | 20 | 28 | 20 | 558 | 720 | 736 | 670 | 607 | 525 | 493 | 500 | 576 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 5:54PM1.87m | 6:24AM1.72m | 6:49PM1.87m | 7:19AM1.73m | 7:41PM1.84m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:16AM0.09m | 12:32PM0.05m | 1:11AM0.09m | 1:24PM0.08m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | 7 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 15 | S 15 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 82 | 62 | 44 | 37 | 35 | 27 | 28 | 20 | 28 | 16 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 670 | 607 | 525 | 493 | 500 | 576 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SSE 9 | SE 14 | S 16 | S 16 | ESE 13 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 42 | 40 | 30 | 25 | 23 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 21 | 17 | 25 | 56 | 61 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 14 | SE 13 | SSE 10 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 | — | S 20 | SE 13 | S 18 | ESE 13 | SE 14 | — |
| kJ | 17 | 18 | 7 | 18 | 26 | 10 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 4 | 21 | — | 7 | 7 | 25 | 17 | 7 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 61 | 107 | 114 | 108 | 111 | 131 | 151 | 149 | 170 | 332 | 558 | 720 | 736 | 1159 | 196 | 150 | 154 | 219 | 307 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 44 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 47 | 1 | 1 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 44 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 87 | 92 | 11 |
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