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/ Gisborne and Mahia (37 surf breaks) /
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Tracks surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 08 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast 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
18.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tracks today?
The current surf forecast for Tracks at 6PM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 08). An open ocean swell of 2.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (08 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (08 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tracks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 198 | 127 | 103 | 19 | 14 | 450 | 121 | 324 | 381 | 343 | 386 | 19 | 20 | 334 | 341 | 299 | 305 | 301 | 340 | 341 | 392 | 390 | 407 | 434 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:07AM 1.57 | 10:23PM 1.60 | 10:48AM 1.51 | 11:09PM 1.54 | 11:31AM 1.44 | 11:57PM 1.50 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:15PM 0.48 | 4:45AM 0.45 | 4:58PM 0.48 | 5:30AM 0.44 | 5:40PM 0.46 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 08 | Thursday 09 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:47 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
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