Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tracks today (04 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tracks at 9AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 04). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tracks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 15 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | S 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 259 | 189 | 144 | 106 | 71 | 69 | 46 | 29 | 29 | 18 | 28 | 94 | 63 | 39 | 56 | 106 | 69 | 150 | 106 | 72 | 103 | 95 | 147 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:50AM1.74m | 11:22PM1.67m | 11:46AM1.74m | 00:17AM1.65m | 12:46PM1.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:42AM0.24m | 5:13PM0.25m | 5:34AM0.23m | 6:09PM0.23m | 6:29AM0.21m | 7:08PM0.21m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 9 | NE 5 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | SSW 17 | S 17 |
| kJ | 259 | 189 | 144 | 106 | 71 | 69 | 46 | 29 | 7 | 17 | 28 | 94 | 63 | 39 | 22 | 106 | 67 | 150 | 106 | 72 | 41 | 95 | 147 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | S 17 | NNE 4 | S 16 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 6 | S 9 | NE 5 | S 12 | NE 4 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 9 | E 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 2 | 20 | 29 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 56 | 12 | 69 | 3 | 25 | 56 | 103 | 15 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | — | NE 4 | E 10 | S 17 | E 10 | S 16 | NNE 4 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | E 10 | E 10 | S 15 | S 15 | E 10 | NE 5 | E 10 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | SSW 10 | S 8 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 24 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NE 2 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | W 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 13 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 46 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 32 | 32 | 1 | 32 | 32 | 6 | 8 | 128 | 3 | 93 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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