Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tracks today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 19s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tracks at 8AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Tracks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 124 | 124 | 81 | 119 | 154 | 133 | 181 | 110 | 103 | 59 | 55 | 48 | 27 | 22 | 2 | 20 | 89 | 83 | 76 | 314 | 262 | 649 | 308 | 247 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | off |
High Tide | 6:03AM1.64m | 6:28PM1.69m | 6:54AM1.74m | 7:20PM1.74m | 7:47AM1.82m | 8:13PM1.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:51PM0.29m | 12:17PM0.28m | 00:43AM0.26m | 1:08PM0.24m | 1:34AM0.23m | 2:02PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 60 | 58 | 40 | 39 | 154 | 133 | 181 | 110 | 103 | 59 | 55 | 48 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 89 | 83 | 76 | 314 | 262 | 649 | 308 | 247 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SW 9 | S 9 | NE 4 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 11 | SSW 12 | S 11 | WNW 4 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 8 | S 8 | NE 5 | S 13 | S 13 | SE 14 | SE 14 |
| kJ | 124 | 124 | 81 | 119 | 23 | 25 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 27 | 22 | 3 | 20 | 18 | 22 | 51 | 1 | 212 | 339 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | ENE 3 | S 19 | E 11 | SSE 9 | E 11 | S 9 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | SE 11 | E 12 | SE 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 14 | NE 5 | SE 14 | NE 9 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 30 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 2 | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | NW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 31 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 458 | 475 | 267 | 80 | 65 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 40 |
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