Tracks surf break

Tracks surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 23 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
20.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Tracks today?

The current surf forecast for Tracks at 11AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am February 23). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Feb)4ft (1.2m)6s
Afternoon (23 Feb)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Evening (23 Feb)5.5ft (1.7m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thu
26
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
3
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SSW
0.3
S
1.2
S
1.8
S
2
S
1.8
S
1.6
S
1.4
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
1
S
1.1
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.3
S
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
1
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.1
SSE
Period(s) (?)14136121211101099888867777778810
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)36301151005108475054137725118910888133149187205144848080104206211245
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SSE
5
ESE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NW
5
WNW
10
SSW
15
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
15
E
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
glasscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:07AM
1.73
11:27PM
1.76
11:59AM
1.72
12:21AM
1.77
12:54PM
1.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:55AM
0.21
5:20PM
0.19
5:48AM
0.22
6:12PM
0.20
6:45AM
0.23
7:07PM
0.21
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thu
26
Sunrise-6:43-------6:45-------6:46------
Sunset-----7:59-------7:58-------7:55--
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161616171717141515151921201717171616171818171616
Feels °C (?)131313141416121314141920171514151415161716141314
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