Tracks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.07° S 177.83° E

Issued: 5 am 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Tracks sea temperature is

13.3° C

Tracks surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Tracks today (13 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Tracks at 10AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	9s
Afternoon (13 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	10s
Evening (13 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 13							Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15								Thu 16
	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	S 11	SE 9	S 10	S 10	SE 9	S 10	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	SE 11	ESE 13
Wave Graph
kJ	195	181	135	127	122	75	67	166	117	108	73	46	45	19	19	20	55	49	48	47	47	47	29	96
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNW	NW	NNW	NE	N	NNW	NNE	N	N	N	NNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	W	E	N	NNW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		3:46AM1.75m				4:14PM1.90m				4:46AM1.78m				5:14PM1.94m				5:45AM1.79m					6:14PM1.96m
Low Tide				10:00AM0.22m				10:38PM0.19m				11:01AM0.15m				11:37PM0.13m				11:59AM0.08m


	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	7:24
	—	—	—	—	5:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:04	—	—	5:05
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	8	8	9	12	14	12	10	10	12	13	13	16	16	14	13	13	12	13	14	16	17	14	14	14
Feels °C	5	5	6	9	11	8	6	7	8	10	9	12	14	11	10	10	8	9	11	14	16	12	12	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	SE 9	ESE 9	S 10	SE 9	SE 8	S 13	S 13	S 12	ESE 8	ESE 8	NE 5	NE 6	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	SE 11	ESE 13
kJ	151	148	120	101	122	75	58	166	117	108	46	26	16	15	19	20	55	49	48	47	47	47	29	96
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	SE 9	S 10	S 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	S 12	SSW 12	SE 8	ESE 10	ESE 8	ESE 8	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	WNW 2	NE 4	S 19	ESE 13	S 16
kJ	195	181	135	127	79	68	67	49	52	48	73	46	17	19	12	6	3	3	1	1	1	29	17	19
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 12	SSW 15	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	S 14	SSW 13	NE 11	E 11	E 15	E 15	SE 14	SSW 12	SSW 10	S 9	ESE 12	S 9	S 9	S 9	NE 4	S 16	S 8	S 19	S 19
kJ	3	21	6	6	5	60	58	5	2	4	4	8	45	18	16	15	7	6	2	1	21	1	29	30
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	N 3	NNE 2	NE 3	NE 4	NE 4	NNE 3	NNE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 5	NNW 2	N 3	N 3	NW 3	NW 3	NW 3	—	—	ENE 5	—	NW 3
kJ	—	—	—	1	1	3	7	4	5	10	9	16	39	1	5	6	2	2	2	—	—	2	—	2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Tracks Gisborne and Mahia	Tracks Gisborne and Mahia	Tracks Gisborne and Mahia	Tracks Gisborne and Mahia	Point Annihilation Gisborne and Mahia	Point Annihilation Gisborne and Mahia	Rolling Stones Gisborne and Mahia	Point Annihilation Gisborne and Mahia	Point Annihilation Gisborne and Mahia	Point Annihilation Gisborne and Mahia	Rolling Stones Gisborne and Mahia	Waipaoa River Gisborne and Mahia	Tracks Gisborne and Mahia	Mahanga Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Happy Jacks Gisborne and Mahia	Mahanga Point Gisborne and Mahia	Blacks Reef Gisborne and Mahia	Blacks Reef Gisborne and Mahia	Blacks Reef Gisborne and Mahia	Mahanga Point Gisborne and Mahia	Point Annihilation Gisborne and Mahia	Point Annihilation Gisborne and Mahia	Point Annihilation Gisborne and Mahia	Tracks Gisborne and Mahia
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	40	0	6	9	8	3	3	3	8	1	1	1	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre	Makorori North	Last Chance	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Wainui Beach - Whales	Makorori Centre	Wainui Beach - Stockroute	Last Chance	Makorori Point	Makorori Centre	Makorori Point	Makorori Point	Makorori Point	Makorori Point	Makorori Point	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Wainui Beach - Whales Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Shingles West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Fox River West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	2	2	1	4	4	3	3	3	1	4	5	5	6	6	6	6	5	4	4	4	5
Header Global	Etang-Sale Reunion	Morne Rights Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Benkunqut Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Gas Bay Australia	Bancoora Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Lebu Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Point Roadnight Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Shingles New Zealand	Spooky's New Zealand	Fox River New Zealand	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Antiques Maldives	Fox River New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	6	5	5	9	9	7	8	8	6	7	6	7	7	4	4	4	5

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