Tracks surf break

Tracks surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 02 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
19.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Tracks today?

The current surf forecast for Tracks at 7AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 02). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Afternoon (02 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (02 Apr)5ft (1.6m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.7
S
1.7
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.1
S
1.8
S
1.8
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
Period(s) (?)131313131212121212121616161514131312121212121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)116010259148108718718717506496496671646154513921063782653513409280224169157116
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSW
5
SW
5
W
5
W
5
WSW
5
SSE
10
E
15
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
N
5
NNE
10
E
20
ENE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglasscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrossoncross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:35AM
1.61
7:05PM
1.62
7:23AM
1.62
7:52PM
1.67
8:10AM
1.63
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:26AM
0.25
12:53PM
0.28
1:14AM
0.29
1:40PM
0.33
2:01AM
0.33
2:24PM
0.37
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunrise----7:22-------7:24-------7:24---
Sunset-------7:00------6:59-------6:58-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C131211111315161313121212151818151515141417191917
Feels °C (?)121110101214141010101010131514111213121316171614
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