Tracks surf break

Tracks surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 22 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 9AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 22). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Feb)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (22 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (22 Feb)2ft (0.6m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
S
0.2
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
1.1
S
2
S
1.9
S
1.7
S
1.5
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.9
SSE
1.3
S
Period(s) (?)10101010109998141313101211111010998888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3743022502001571188459361532302201160930646443307235180756296219
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
W
5
SW
10
E
10
NE
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSE
10
E
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
SSW
15
S
30
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:52PM
1.69
10:17AM
1.73
10:38PM
1.73
11:07AM
1.73
11:27PM
1.76
11:59AM
1.72
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:02AM
0.19
4:31PM
0.18
4:55AM
0.21
5:20PM
0.19
5:48AM
0.22
6:12PM
0.20
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise---6:43-------6:43-------6:45----
Sunset-------8:00-------7:59-------7:58
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161515141821222118161615161818171515161520212117
Feels °C (?)131313111520202017141413141615151314151420191813
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