Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tracks today (02 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tracks at 1PM is: 2.3m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (02 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (02 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Tracks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 11 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 15 | S 8 | S 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2947 | 2414 | 1880 | 1398 | 1179 | 941 | 970 | 862 | 776 | 750 | 562 | 467 | 292 | 483 | 670 | 657 | 575 | 3617 | 2009 | 3826 | 8897 | 9264 | 8577 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:14AM1.51m | 8:34PM1.61m | 8:57AM1.55m | 9:19PM1.63m | 9:39AM1.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:07AM0.29m | 2:15PM0.29m | 2:50AM0.27m | 3:02PM0.29m | 3:34AM0.27m | 3:49PM0.29m | |||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  |  |  | | | | | |
 | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 7 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Feels °C | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | -2 | -2 | -4 | -4 | -4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 11 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 12 | — | — |
| kJ | 2947 | 2414 | 1880 | 1398 | 1179 | 941 | 970 | 862 | 776 | 750 | 562 | 467 | 292 | 483 | 670 | 657 | 575 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 16 | NE 16 | E 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | ENE 15 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 13 | S 22 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 11 | S 19 | S 18 | E 12 | E 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 5 | 331 | 242 | 341 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 36 | 85 | 168 | 167 | 64 | 103 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 16 | ENE 16 | NE 16 | E 15 | E 15 | ENE 15 | S 19 | — | S 23 | S 23 | ENE 13 | S 20 | SSW 9 | S 19 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 25 | 25 | 40 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 7 | — | 11 | 41 | 17 | 70 | 68 | 66 | 17 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 7 | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | W 3 | SW 4 | SW 6 | SW 6 | S 15 | S 8 | S 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 76 | 188 | 3617 | 2009 | 3826 | 8897 | 9264 | 8577 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 40 | 92 | 112 | 283 | 281 | 168 |
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