
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tracks today (08 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tracks at 11PM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.6m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tracks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed night, min 9°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Thu night, light winds from the SSW by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Sat 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
692 | 573 | 490 | 509 | 655 | 3017 | 3245 | 3970 | 3941 | 3536 | 4322 | 6267 | 6010 | 4902 | 3333 | 2601 | 2625 | 1210 | 1115 | 1676 | 1478 | 1306 | 1169 | 1020 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:04AM1.63m | 12:26PM1.63m | 00:54AM1.67m | 1:22PM1.70m | 1:49AM1.70m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:49PM0.35m | 6:18AM0.31m | 6:42PM0.36m | 7:07AM0.30m | 7:39PM0.34m | 8:00AM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | |
5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | |
mm | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSW 8 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | S 22 | — | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
692 | 573 | 490 | 509 | 490 | 575 | 433 | 504 | 411 | 36 | — | 122 | 125 | 140 | 107 | 101 | 1792 | 1210 | 1115 | 79 | 81 | 1306 | 1169 | 1020 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 20 | S 19 | ESE 10 | NE 8 | NE 7 | E 10 | NE 7 | SSW 17 | SSW 21 | — | NE 9 | — | — | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | — | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
33 | 8 | 7 | 500 | 14 | 14 | 575 | 14 | 116 | 45 | — | 12 | — | — | 182 | 258 | 252 | — | 205 | 101 | 106 | 38 | 36 | 35 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 20 |
92 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 61 | 62 | 107 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 121 | 122 | 43 | 47 | 123 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | — | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | — |
8 | 94 | 472 | — | 655 | 3017 | 3245 | 3970 | 3941 | 3536 | 4322 | 6267 | 6010 | 4902 | 3333 | 2601 | 2625 | 754 | 471 | 1676 | 1478 | 251 | 93 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 87 | 87 | 11 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 112 | 141 | 157 | 157 | 167 | 157 | 161 | 161 | 161 | 93 | 93 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 78 | 7 | 11 |
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