Tracks Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.07° S 177.83° E

Tracks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tracks sea temperature is
12.3° C
1.6° 

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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Tracks at 9AM is: 2.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Afternoon (08 Aug)6ft (1.8m)12s
Evening (08 Aug)5ft (1.6m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
0
0
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
S
13
2.1
S
13
2
S
12
1.9
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
11
0.9
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1642
1446
1233
1062
911
800
651
553
545
396
388
326
289
673
564
404
297
229
173
167
163
128
120
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
ENE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:33AM1.67m
1:01PM1.74m
1:29AM1.67m
2:00PM1.77m
2:29AM1.68m
2:59PM1.81m
Low Tide
6:46AM0.27m
7:22PM0.29m
7:41AM0.25m
8:22PM0.24m
8:41AM0.22m
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part cloud
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part cloud
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cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:03
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:24
5:25
 mm
1
3
1
Temp °C
5
6
8
11
12
10
10
8
9
10
12
13
13
13
12
11
11
10
11
14
14
13
11
Feels °C
2
3
5
8
8
5
6
5
5
7
9
10
10
12
9
8
9
7
7
11
12
10
8
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