Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tracks today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tracks at 2AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 22). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tracks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 555 | 344 | 214 | 202 | 161 | 156 | 153 | 146 | 143 | 144 | 212 | 216 | 202 | 353 | 478 | 432 | 673 | 551 | 434 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 3:07PM1.45m | 3:32AM1.39m | 3:55PM1.49m | 4:22AM1.46m | 4:45PM1.55m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:21PM0.35m | 9:43AM0.39m | 10:08PM0.33m | 10:35AM0.35m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 20 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 |
| kJ | 555 | 344 | 214 | 202 | 161 | 156 | 153 | 146 | 143 | 144 | 212 | 216 | 202 | 194 | 478 | 432 | 673 | 551 | 434 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 9 | S 9 | E 9 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 13 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 36 | 32 | 33 | 53 | 31 | 49 | 127 | 353 | 153 | 125 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 15 | E 9 | E 15 | E 14 | E 13 |
| kJ | — | 31 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | NE 4 | — | — | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | NE 3 | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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