Tracks surf break

Tracks surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 01 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
19.8° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tracks today?

The current surf forecast for Tracks at 1AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 01). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Mar)10ft (3.0m)8s
Afternoon (02 Mar)11ft (3.5m)9s
Evening (02 Mar)13ft (4.0m)10s

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


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Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SE
1.2
ENE
0.5
S
0.4
SE
2.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3.5
S
3.5
S
4
S
4
S
4
S
4
S
4.5
S
4
S
4.5
S
4
S
4
S
4
S
4
S
4
S
4
S
3.5
SSE
3.5
SSE
Period(s) (?)1051397888991010101010101010101111121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)476189225501089120213642069265632533168323334843600388036883546344837764016390532272581
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
20
NNE
10
NW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SW
40
SW
40
SW
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:47PM
1.61
5:13AM
1.74
5:42PM
1.60
6:08AM
1.73
6:37PM
1.61
7:00AM
1.72
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:00PM
0.16
11:34AM
0.17
11:55PM
0.14
12:29PM
0.18
12:46AM
0.15
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Sunrise-----6:50-------6:52-------6:54--
Sunset-7:50-------7:49-------7:46------
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rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
--1-13332243334211111111
Temp. °C181918151311111213121212121111131414131313131414
Feels °C (?)151717874445344423555456799
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