Tracks surf break

Tracks surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 21 Feb 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
20.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Tracks today?

The current surf forecast for Tracks at 8PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.0m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (21 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (21 Feb)4ft (1.2m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
S
0.8
S
1
S
1
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
S
0.6
S
1.6
SSW
0.3
S
0.5
S
1.3
SSW
1.8
S
1.9
S
1.7
S
1.5
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1
S
Period(s) (?)6788101010101099986138712111010998
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)43551161173203022502001571188455511823230191933866586408276220138
Wind
(km/h)
5
WSW
10
ESE
25
ENE
25
NE
20
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
W
0
SSE
10
E
10
NE
20
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
15
S
10
E
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglassoncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossoncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:28AM
1.71
9:52PM
1.69
10:17AM
1.73
10:38PM
1.73
11:07AM
1.73
11:27PM
1.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:44PM
0.18
4:02AM
0.19
4:31PM
0.18
4:55AM
0.21
5:20PM
0.19
5:48AM
0.22
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise-------6:43-------6:43-------6:45
Sunset---8:01-------8:00-------7:59----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C171919181715151518212220191716141617181715151515
Feels °C (?)161715141413131315202019161413121314151512131414
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