Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tracks today (07 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tracks at 1AM is: 0.5m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 06). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (07 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (07 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tracks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Mon night, calm by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 104 | 94 | 210 | 147 | 51 | 55 | 51 | 45 | 60 | 1080 | 1493 | 2217 | 1969 | 1925 | 1700 | 1320 | 1029 | 890 | 709 |
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 | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:46PM1.73m | 1:15AM1.63m | 1:45PM1.73m | 2:15AM1.61m | 2:43PM1.74m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:08PM0.21m | 7:26AM0.19m | 8:07PM0.18m | 8:26AM0.16m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 3 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 17 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSW 6 | S 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | E 16 | E 17 |
| kJ | 25 | 94 | 210 | 147 | 49 | 43 | 14 | 9 | 60 | 442 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | NE 6 | SSW 16 | NE 9 | E 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 17 | NNE 9 |
| kJ | 104 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 51 | 55 | 37 | 34 | 30 | 8 | 47 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | S 9 | — | E 10 | WNW 4 | SSW 16 | S 16 | NE 5 | S 16 | E 10 | — | — | — | N 19 | NE 16 | E 16 | SW 14 | S 13 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 51 | 45 | 6 | 44 | 2 | — | — | — | 7 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | N 3 | NW 3 | SW 4 | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 5 | — | 1080 | 1493 | 2217 | 1969 | 1925 | 1700 | 1320 | 1029 | 890 | 709 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 112 | 93 | 93 | 92 | 93 | 112 | 93 | 78 |
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