Tracks surf break

Tracks surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 16 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
18.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tracks today?

The current surf forecast for Tracks at 1PM is: 1.3m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 16). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)17s
Afternoon (16 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)17s
Evening (16 Mar)4ft (1.2m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thu
19
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
SSW
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
Period(s) (?)171717171716161616161514131312121212111111111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9639921015100480077175273461259658145342734531424017717411911483835450
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
15
N
10
NNW
5
W
5
W
5
SSW
10
SE
15
E
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
25
NE
25
NE
15
NNE
5
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffglasscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:00AM
1.48
4:23PM
1.38
4:49AM
1.50
5:14PM
1.43
5:40AM
1.55
6:05PM
1.49
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:17AM
0.35
10:36PM
0.35
11:06AM
0.30
11:28PM
0.29
11:56AM
0.26
12:17AM
0.23
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thu
19
Sunrise--7:05-------7:07-------7:07-----
Sunset-----7:28-------7:25-------7:23--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C131317202018171615141719191816161515182120181716
Feels °C (?)111014171514141515141818171614141314161917151616
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