Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tracks today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tracks at 6PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 31). 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 (31 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Tracks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 190 | 190 | 154 | 135 | 90 | 103 | 97 | 392 | 1692 | 3625 | 3478 | 3077 | 3090 | 3785 | 3041 | 2375 | 1993 | 1419 | 1158 | 924 | 953 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:43AM1.44m | 7:06PM1.57m | 7:30AM1.47m | 7:50PM1.58m | 8:14AM1.51m | 8:34PM1.61m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:47PM0.33m | 1:23AM0.32m | 1:30PM0.31m | 2:07AM0.29m | 2:15PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 8 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | SE 14 | SE 16 | E 17 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 190 | 190 | 154 | 135 | 90 | 103 | 62 | 102 | 121 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3041 | 2375 | 1993 | 1419 | 1158 | 924 | 953 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NE 7 | NE 6 | SE 15 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 14 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 16 | SE 14 | E 10 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | E 15 |
| kJ | 36 | 29 | 12 | 60 | 61 | 58 | 97 | 42 | 35 | 39 | 21 | 27 | 103 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 269 | 213 | 239 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SE 15 | NE 6 | SE 11 | SW 5 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | E 17 | ENE 17 | ENE 17 | ENE 17 | E 10 | ENE 16 | ENE 16 | ENE 16 | ENE 16 | E 15 | E 15 | NE 15 | S 19 |
| kJ | 47 | 41 | 37 | 5 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 8 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | SW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 80 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 56 | 392 | 1692 | 3625 | 3478 | 3077 | 3090 | 3785 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 32 | 32 | 8 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 112 | 87 | 112 | 112 | 78 | 65 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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