Tracks surf break

Tracks surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 10 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
18.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tracks today?

The current surf forecast for Tracks at 1AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 10). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Afternoon (11 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (11 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)12s

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


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Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
0.7
ESE
2
E
2.3
E
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
SW
5
ENE
6.5
ENE
5.5
ENE
6
NE
3
E
2.2
E
1.9
E
1.7
E
1.5
E
Period(s) (?)1091010101010910121213121212111212121110101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)34739240040742450458644498109814633336000020411009716557400
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
5
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
ESE
15
E
20
E
20
ENE
25
E
25
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
50
ENE
55
ENE
65
NE
55
NE
50
NW
35
NW
30
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:57PM
1.50
12:16PM
1.39
12:46AM
1.47
1:04PM
1.37
1:34AM
1.46
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:40PM
0.46
6:16AM
0.42
6:25PM
0.44
7:03AM
0.38
7:13PM
0.41
7:50AM
0.35
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Sunrise------6:31-------6:33-------6:33-
Sunset5:47-------5:45-------5:45-------
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
mod rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------11-122--137291----
Temp. °C171717161716181818181819192020202021202119191922
Feels °C (?)151717171817181616161516161514131114131613151619
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