Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tracks today (11 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Tracks at 1AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 10). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Nov) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (11 Nov) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (11 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tracks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | Fri 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 8 | E 8 | S 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 16 | E 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 94 | 57 | 53 | 49 | 48 | 47 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 35 | 50 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 22 | 44 | 43 | 71 | 75 | 77 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 7:25PM1.61m | 7:51AM1.73m | 8:11PM1.62m | 8:34AM1.73m | 8:56PM1.61m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:20PM0.40m | 1:38AM0.45m | 2:05PM0.43m | 2:21AM0.46m | 2:50PM0.44m | 3:03AM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — |
 | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | 7:58 |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SSW 13 | ENE 7 | SSE 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 90 | 57 | 150 | 13 | 48 | 47 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 35 | 84 | 52 | 43 | 94 | 101 | 103 | 80 | 84 | 110 | 113 | 150 | 104 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSW 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 13 | S 13 | S 16 | E 11 | E 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 53 | 49 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 50 | 35 | 36 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 43 | 43 | 75 | 77 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 6 | SW 8 | — | — | — | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 11 | S 10 | S 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | 12 | 2 | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 44 | 42 | 71 | 71 | 72 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | 94 | 175 | 275 | 127 | 116 | 112 | 127 | 112 | 178 | 121 | — | 5 | 4 | 9 | — | — | 1 | 7 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 3 | 1 | 40 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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