Tracks surf break

Tracks surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 07 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
18.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tracks today?

The current surf forecast for Tracks at 11PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 07). 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) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Apr)--
Afternoon (07 Apr)6ft (1.9m)8s
Evening (07 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
E
2.2
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.3
E
0.2
S
0.2
S
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
Period(s) (?)881111111111111114138899999991010910
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)453619253257205202160127211514461412377351357359395364383349305293299
Wind
(km/h)
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
N
0
NNW
5
SW
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
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High Tide
/ height (m)
9:41PM
1.66
10:07AM
1.57
10:23PM
1.60
10:48AM
1.51
11:09PM
1.54
11:31AM
1.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:32PM
0.47
4:01AM
0.45
4:15PM
0.48
4:45AM
0.45
4:58PM
0.48
5:30AM
0.44
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sunrise------6:28-------6:30-------6:31-
Sunset5:52-------5:51-------5:49-------
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
clear
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---111-11-121-2-1-------
Temp. °C171717171717181920191818191919222120191817171718
Feels °C (?)131413131414151718181717191919222019181817181718
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