Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tracks today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tracks at 5AM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 29). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Tracks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 802 | 722 | 636 | 527 | 509 | 393 | 379 | 408 | 302 | 302 | 256 | 193 | 193 | 190 | 154 | 135 | 90 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:56AM1.42m | 6:22PM1.55m | 6:43AM1.44m | 7:06PM1.57m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:53PM0.41m | 12:05PM0.37m | 00:38AM0.36m | 12:47PM0.33m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 802 | 722 | 636 | 527 | 509 | 393 | 379 | 408 | 302 | 302 | 256 | 193 | 193 | 190 | 154 | 135 | 90 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 15 | SE 16 |
| kJ | 10 | 162 | 220 | 212 | 183 | 165 | 109 | 71 | 38 | 36 | 34 | 33 | 35 | 26 | 8 | 37 | 61 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | W 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | S 14 | SE 15 | NE 5 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 17 | 106 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 47 | 16 | 37 | 5 | 19 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 19 | 12 | 19 | 32 | 51 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 8 |
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