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Tracks surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 12 Jan 2026 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tracks surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tracks sea temperature is
20.2° C
 (Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tracks today?

The current surf forecast for Tracks at 5PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 12). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Afternoon (12 Jan)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (12 Jan)3ft (0.9m)15s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
S
0.4
SW
0.6
S
0.8
S
1
S
1.2
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.4
S
1.2
S
1.4
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
Period(s) (?)107161514121211111012111111101010101099999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)91218830241144675259944130854735027922320215615314911510981818056
Wind
(km/h)
20
WSW
15
SSW
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
10
E
10
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
25
NE
35
NE
30
NE
20
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
SW
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:43PM
1.58
2:14AM
1.58
2:32PM
1.55
3:05AM
1.58
3:20PM
1.53
3:52AM
1.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:35AM
0.41
7:58PM
0.40
8:27AM
0.46
8:45PM
0.46
9:17AM
0.50
9:32PM
0.49
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise-------5:56-------5:56-------5:58
Sunset---8:37-------8:36-------8:36----
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C241920181616161719212121202020192122221817171717
Feels °C (?)221718161415141516171617182020182021201616171717
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