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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 5 pm Monday 04 May 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
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | |
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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — |
 | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 |
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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) | S 10 | S 10 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | E 8 | S 9 | NE 5 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
 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) | E 9 | ENE 9 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 5 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | S 9 | E 9 | S 16 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 |
| 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) | SSW 12 | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 18 | S 17 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 9 | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — |
| 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) | ENE 6 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 9 | NE 5 | — | NE 6 | NNW 2 | NE 6 | NNW 2 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 8 | 10 | 49 | 47 | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 13 | 41 | 25 | — | — | 14 | 20 | 98 | 38 | — | 90 | 1 | 64 | 1 | 104 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
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