Tracks Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.07° S 177.83° E

Tracks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tracks sea temperature is
12.3° C
1.6° 

Tracks surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Tracks today (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tracks at 9AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (12 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (12 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

Table - waves today at Tracks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
1.4
SE
10
1.5
SSE
10
1.4
SE
10
1.2
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1
SE
9
1
SE
9
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
1.1
NE
5
1.2
NE
5
1.4
NE
6
1.3
ENE
6
0.8
SE
7
0.6
SE
8
1
E
6
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1.5
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
245
244
245
165
416
466
392
242
206
155
155
100
97
62
79
128
111
62
51
86
96
99
243
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
ENE
10
N
5
W
0
NW
10
E
10
NE
10
NE
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:28AM1.70m
4:56PM1.86m
5:26AM1.71m
5:54PM1.87m
6:24AM1.72m
6:49PM1.87m
Low Tide
10:43AM0.10m
11:18PM0.11m
11:39AM0.06m
00:16AM0.09m
12:32PM0.05m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:58
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:29
5:29
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
10
11
11
12
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
12
12
12
13
13
13
12
13
14
14
13
Feels °C
9
8
8
7
8
6
6
6
6
7
7
8
9
9
8
10
11
13
12
13
14
13
12
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