Tracks surf break

Tracks surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 04 May 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
15.5° C
(Which is 1.5°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tracks today?

The current surf forecast for Tracks at 2AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 04). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (05 May)1.5ft (0.4m)18s
Evening (05 May)2ft (0.6m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thu
7
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
2
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.4
S
18
0.4
S
17
0.6
S
16
0.7
S
15
0.8
S
15
0.8
S
14
0.9
S
17
0.9
S
17
0.9
S
16
0.8
S
15
0.8
S
15
0.7
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.5
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
74
69
68
65
61
60
60
60
96
93
195
224
272
257
481
476
401
291
272
200
195
144
138
92
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
15
NNE
10
N
5
N
5
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
ENE
10
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
15
N
15
NNE
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
7:50PM1.70m
8:11AM1.59m
8:30PM1.67m
8:54AM1.56m
9:10PM1.63m
9:36AM1.51m
Low Tide
1:37PM0.48m
2:05AM0.46m
2:18PM0.48m
2:49AM0.46m
2:58PM0.48m
3:32AM0.45m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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6:54
6:56
6:56
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5:15
5:15
5:14
5:13
Temp °C
16
14
13
12
11
10
12
16
17
16
16
15
15
16
18
20
21
18
17
16
16
16
18
21
14
12
12
11
10
9
11
15
15
14
14
13
13
14
16
19
19
16
14
14
14
14
16
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.7
NE
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
E
8
0.5
S
9
0.7
NE
5
0.7
S
15
0.8
S
15
0.8
S
14
0.9
S
17
0.9
S
17
0.9
S
16
0.8
S
15
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
Energy kJ
74
69
23
23
61
60
60
60
37
39
23
224
272
257
481
476
401
291
59
52
31
35
59
64
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
NE
5
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
8
0.5
S
9
0.5
E
9
0.6
S
16
0.6
ENE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.4
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.8
S
15
0.7
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.5
S
13
Energy kJ
14
26
68
65
13
38
38
37
41
38
195
15
11
26
41
61
47
29
272
200
195
144
138
92
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
12
0.3
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
NE
5
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.4
S
18
0.4
S
17
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.5
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
Energy kJ
15
15
25
25
5
32
34
96
93
24
25
25
11
6
45
30
30
29
28
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
6
0.6
NE
4
1.1
NE
5
1
NE
5
0.3
NE
4
0.5
NE
3
0.6
NE
4
1
NE
5
0.8
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.8
ENE
9
0.9
NE
5
1.1
NE
6
0.2
NNW
2
0.9
NE
6
0.2
NNW
2
1.1
NE
6
Energy kJ
8
10
49
47
3
6
13
41
25
14
20
98
38
90
1
64
1
104
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
3
2
3
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
6
5
8
5
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