Tracks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.07° S 177.83° E

Issued: 11 am 14 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 (14 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tracks at 6PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 14). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	12s
Afternoon (14 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	6s
Evening (14 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 14					Wednesday 15								Thursday 16								Fri 17
	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	3 AM	6 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	3	2	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	SSW 12	NE 6	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 16	ESE 17	SE 17	SE 17	SE 16	SE 16	SE 16
Wave Graph
kJ	73	46	47	19	19	20	55	49	48	47	47	44	44	96	116	142	196	330	510	671	1012	964	1115	1101
Wind (km/h)	N	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	S	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WSW	W	W	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off
High Tide				5:14PM1.94m				5:45AM1.79m					6:14PM1.96m				6:44AM1.79m				7:11PM1.96m
Low Tide		11:01AM0.15m				11:37PM0.13m				11:59AM0.08m					00:36AM0.09m				12:53PM0.04m				1:34AM0.06m


	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22
	—	—	5:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	5:06
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	16	16	14	12	12	12	12	13	15	16	14	14	13	12	12	14	16	16	15	13	11	11	10
Feels °C	10	13	13	12	9	9	9	8	10	13	15	13	12	10	9	8	10	12	11	11	9	8	8	7
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 5	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 16	ESE 17	SE 17	SE 17	SE 16	SE 16	SE 16
kJ	46	26	21	18	13	6	55	49	48	47	47	44	44	96	116	142	196	330	510	671	1012	964	1115	1101
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	SSW 12	SE 8	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	NE 4	ENE 4	ENE 4	ENE 4	NE 4	ESE 13	ESE 13	S 16	S 19	S 18	S 17	S 18	S 17	S 17	SSW 16	S 16	SSW 6	SSW 6
kJ	73	46	17	19	19	20	3	2	2	2	1	18	35	20	28	24	24	24	24	23	25	20	30	22
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 15	SE 14	SSW 12	S 10	ESE 8	ESE 8	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 8	S 16	NE 4	S 19	S 19	NE 5	NE 4	S 14	E 10	NE 10	NE 10	SW 10	SW 10	S 16	SSW 16
kJ	4	8	45	17	6	6	7	6	2	1	21	1	29	30	1	1	4	2	4	4	4	4	20	24
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 4	NE 5	NE 6	—	NW 2	NW 3	WNW 3	WNW 3	WNW 2	WNW 2	—	—	NNE 4	—	WNW 2	NW 3	NW 3	NW 3	NW 3	NW 3	W 3	SW 5	SW 6	—
kJ	9	16	47	—	1	2	2	2	1	1	—	—	2	—	1	2	7	7	3	5	6	28	75	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Blacks Reef Gisborne and Mahia	Tracks Gisborne and Mahia	Tracks Gisborne and Mahia	Mahanga Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Mahanga Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Mahanga Point Gisborne and Mahia	Blacks Reef Gisborne and Mahia	Blacks Reef Gisborne and Mahia	Blacks Reef Gisborne and Mahia	Blacks Reef Gisborne and Mahia	Point Annihilation Gisborne and Mahia	Point Annihilation Gisborne and Mahia	Tracks Gisborne and Mahia	Tracks Gisborne and Mahia	Tracks Gisborne and Mahia	Mahanga Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Mapere Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Mahanga Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Mahanga Point Gisborne and Mahia	Tracks Gisborne and Mahia	Tracks Gisborne and Mahia	Tracks Gisborne and Mahia	Tracks 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	2	2	2	3	2	3	3
Distance (km)	3	0	0	6	6	8	3	3	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	6	32	6	8	0	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Makorori Point	Wainui Beach - Whales	Last Chance	Makorori Point	Makorori Point	Makorori Point	Makorori Point	Makorori Point	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Wainui Beach - Stockroute	Wainui Beach - Pines	Makorori Centre	Diners Beach	Whangara
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	3	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Fox River West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Wainui Beach - Stockroute Gisborne and Mahia	Shingles West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	3	1	4	5	5	5	6	7	5	1	4	4	1	3	5	1	1	2	2	3	4	4	4	5
Header Global	Bancoora Australia	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Puertecillo Chile	Point Roadnight Australia	Bancoora Australia	Fox River New Zealand	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Asu Indonesia	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes New Zealand	Antiques Maldives	Balnarring Point Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Bali Village Indonesia	Dolphin Point South Africa	Dolphin Point South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Luna Park Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	7	7	6	9	9	6	8	8	7	4	5	4	4	5	4	5	5	5	5	6	5	9	9

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