Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tracks today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tracks at 6PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tracks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 12 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 434 | 346 | 332 | 273 | 217 | 207 | 181 | 140 | 140 | 121 | 112 | 74 | 94 | 224 | 194 | 144 | 138 | 133 | 122 | 83 | 83 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:30AM1.77m | 8:52PM1.71m | 9:14AM1.76m | 9:39PM1.68m | 9:58AM1.72m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:43PM0.29m | 3:05AM0.33m | 3:31PM0.34m | 3:51AM0.39m | 4:19PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 434 | 346 | 332 | 273 | 217 | 207 | 181 | 140 | 140 | 121 | 112 | 59 | 94 | 224 | 194 | 144 | 138 | 133 | 122 | 83 | 83 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 15 | NE 4 | SSW 15 | SE 15 |
| kJ | 44 | 20 | 19 | 39 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 28 | 17 | 39 | 53 | 74 | 53 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 9 | 42 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 9 | E 12 | S 15 | S 15 | NE 4 | SE 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SE 10 | SSW 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 8 | SSW 15 | SE 16 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 25 | 17 | 25 | 23 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 5 | 23 | 10 | 37 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | — | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | — | — | ENE 3 | — | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNE 3 | NNW 3 | NNE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 21 | 26 | 33 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 22 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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