Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tracks today (02 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tracks at 4PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (02 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (02 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Tracks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 2 | Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 6 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 635 | 565 | 239 | 186 | 183 | 165 | 112 | 112 | 131 | 181 | 218 | 874 | 187 | 237 | 1014 | 1363 | 1072 | 1541 | 1107 | 914 | 735 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 10:40AM1.82m | 11:14PM1.70m | 11:34AM1.79m | 00:08AM1.67m | 12:33PM1.75m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:05PM0.19m | 5:24AM0.19m | 6:00PM0.17m | 6:19AM0.17m | 6:57PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 15 | S 16 | S 6 | S 6 | E 16 | S 14 | S 18 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 |
| kJ | 635 | 565 | 164 | 130 | 110 | 73 | 66 | 112 | 131 | 38 | 31 | 5 | 187 | 221 | 1014 | 1363 | 1072 | 1541 | 1107 | 914 | 735 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 12 | SSE 11 | S 16 | S 15 | NE 10 | S 19 | S 18 | S 10 | NE 18 | NE 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | S 15 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 239 | 186 | 183 | 165 | 112 | 71 | 40 | 181 | 218 | 4 | 27 | 222 | 30 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 115 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 3 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | E 16 | E 16 | NE 12 | NE 14 | — | — | — | E 15 | NE 12 | E 15 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 41 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 4 | NE 3 | — | — | SW 2 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | S 5 | SSE 14 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 25 | 34 | 77 | 28 | 874 | 181 | 237 | 173 | 161 | 206 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 4 | 4 | 267 | 82 | 281 | 91 | 12 | 111 | 157 | 296 | 4 | 0 |
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