Tracks surf break

Tracks surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 31 Jan 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
19.5° 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 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 31). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Afternoon (31 Jan)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (31 Jan)3ft (0.9m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.6
S
0.9
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
Period(s) (?)131212111110101016101414131312121111101010111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6435133332401841641251251811612061874233352902161541141047475575656
Wind
(km/h)
5
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NW
15
WNW
10
W
5
WNW
5
S
15
SSE
15
SE
10
E
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
NW
20
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offoffglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:03PM
1.71
5:30AM
1.85
6:00PM
1.71
6:28AM
1.86
6:57PM
1.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:55AM
0.20
11:17PM
0.18
11:53AM
0.17
12:15AM
0.13
12:51PM
0.15
1:08AM
0.10
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Sunrise-------6:18-------6:18-------6:20
Sunset---8:24-------8:24-------8:23----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C212324232118171619202019171617172328292724242423
Feels °C (?)212122232017171619191818161617162128302624242423
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