Tracks surf break

Tracks surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 29 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
18.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tracks today?

The current surf forecast for Tracks at 8AM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Afternoon (29 Mar)5ft (1.6m)12s
Evening (29 Mar)5ft (1.6m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.6
SE
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.1
SE
1.2
ESE
1
ESE
1
SE
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
Period(s) (?)121212121212121212111111111111111918171716161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)607597718830746734722625635546475427303311242224262311364368334248236247
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
15
W
10
W
5
NNW
0
ENE
5
E
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
15
N
10
NW
10
WSW
10
SSE
5
E
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
5
WNW
15
SSW
20
SW
30
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffglassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crossoncrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:05AM
1.68
3:34PM
1.55
4:00AM
1.65
4:30PM
1.53
4:53AM
1.63
5:24PM
1.54
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:47PM
0.17
9:25AM
0.16
9:45PM
0.18
10:20AM
0.18
10:42PM
0.19
11:13AM
0.21
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Sunrise----7:18-------7:20-------7:20---
Sunset-------7:07-------7:06-------7:04
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----------11--1------12
Temp. °C211918181921212021201817181920181817171617171414
Feels °C (?)20191819202220192019191618192019181717161513910
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