Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tracks today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tracks at 1AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tracks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SE 12 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 125 | 23 | 206 | 240 | 256 | 302 | 367 | 439 | 609 | 874 | 1064 | 908 | 1170 | 961 | 727 | 675 | 732 | 794 | 401 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 2:00PM1.46m | 2:18AM1.35m | 2:46PM1.45m | 3:08AM1.35m | 3:33PM1.46m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:15PM0.41m | 8:29AM0.42m | 9:01PM0.38m | 9:20AM0.39m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 17 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SE 12 | S 18 | SSW 18 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 11 | S 17 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SSW 15 | S 15 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 125 | 23 | 54 | 103 | 256 | 241 | 33 | 149 | 18 | 11 | 380 | 215 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 553 | 459 | 401 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | E 16 | SE 16 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 16 |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 8 | 22 | 102 | 96 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 16 | 27 | — | 5 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 43 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | SE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 8 | 23 | 23 | 8 | 35 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | — | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | — |
| kJ | — | 102 | 206 | 240 | — | 302 | 367 | 439 | 609 | 874 | 1064 | 908 | 1170 | 961 | 727 | 675 | 732 | 794 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 87 | 12 | 40 | 0 | 8 | 76 | 312 | 267 | 258 | 85 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 82 | 96 | 168 | 0 | 0 |
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