Tracks Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.07° S 177.83° E

Tracks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tracks sea temperature is
12.8° C
1.4° 

Tracks surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Tracks today (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 18s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 17s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Tracks at 6PM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 19). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)7ft (2.1m)18s
Afternoon (19 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)17s
Evening (19 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)16s

Table - waves today at Tracks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
2
2
2
4
3
4
3
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
S
18
2
S
18
2
S
17
1.7
S
16
1.7
S
16
1.7
S
16
2
S
16
1.9
S
15
1.8
S
15
1.9
S
15
2.3
S
19
2.5
S
19
2.5
S
19
2.5
S
18
2.5
S
17
2.4
S
16
2.2
S
16
2.1
S
15
2
S
15
1.8
S
14
1.7
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2796
2454
2373
1508
1471
1452
1953
1618
1415
1618
3752
4843
5059
4586
3927
3043
2374
2055
1699
1267
1052
Wind (km/h)
10
W
15
WSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
5
SW
5
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
SSE
10
NE
10
N
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
High Tide
9:27AM1.75m
9:50PM1.81m
10:17AM1.72m
10:42PM1.74m
11:07AM1.68m
Low Tide
3:36PM0.13m
4:12AM0.14m
4:30PM0.21m
5:02AM0.20m
5:23PM0.29m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:08
 mm
Temp °C
10
13
13
12
12
11
11
10
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
9
9
10
11
9
9
Feels °C
6
9
9
8
8
7
8
7
8
7
7
6
7
7
8
7
6
7
9
6
6
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