Tracks surf break

Tracks surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 02 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
19.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Tracks today?

The current surf forecast for Tracks at 3PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 02). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Afternoon (02 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (02 Feb)2ft (0.6m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
1.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
S
3
S
2.5
S
2.3
S
2.1
S
1.9
S
Period(s) (?)11111010101111111010101010106810101010101099
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)15411478745357575652494847452811056312451495166416011249938755601
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
15
N
20
WNW
15
NW
20
WNW
15
W
10
SW
20
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrossoffcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:57PM
1.70
7:24AM
1.85
7:53PM
1.70
8:16AM
1.83
8:46PM
1.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:51PM
0.15
1:08AM
0.10
1:46PM
0.14
1:59AM
0.11
2:37PM
0.15
2:49AM
0.14
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Sunrise-------6:20-------6:22-------6:22
Sunset---8:23-------8:22-------8:22----
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C242829272423232426282424211816161617171716161615
Feels °C (?)232929272524242627282322181615121112111211121212
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