Tracks surf break

Tracks surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 03 Apr 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
18.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Tracks today?

The current surf forecast for Tracks at 6PM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Apr)6ft (1.9m)16s
Afternoon (03 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Evening (03 Apr)5ft (1.5m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
1.2
NE
1.4
NE
0.5
S
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.2
S
0.3
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
1.2
E
1.2
E
Period(s) (?)1514141313121212121211116610999191817161010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)16971352106377165351340928022421615711992129534160812956140183267267
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
10
NE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
N
10
N
5
NNW
5
NNE
10
E
20
ENE
20
NE
15
N
10
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
0
N
5
E
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crossoncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:23AM
1.62
7:52PM
1.67
8:10AM
1.63
8:36PM
1.71
8:55AM
1.64
9:19PM
1.72
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:40PM
0.33
2:01AM
0.33
2:24PM
0.37
2:47AM
0.37
3:07PM
0.41
3:33AM
0.41
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Sunrise--------7:24-------7:24-------
Sunset--6:59-------6:58-------6:55-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C151818161514141416181917161514141618181717161515
Feels °C (?)131614121111121315171614141413131617151415141415
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