Tracks surf break

Tracks surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 27 Feb 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
20.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Tracks today?

The current surf forecast for Tracks at 11AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am February 27). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (27 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (27 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Mon
02
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
1.3
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.1
SE
0.7
SE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.9
ENE
0.5
S
0.4
ESE
Period(s) (?)9999966667666667777775137
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7875553232103134153166152133117978839626259615547378920
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
5
WSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
10
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
15
WSW
50
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:21AM
1.76
2:50PM
1.65
3:20AM
1.75
3:49PM
1.62
4:17AM
1.74
4:47PM
1.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:43AM
0.21
9:01PM
0.20
9:41AM
0.19
10:01PM
0.18
10:39AM
0.18
11:00PM
0.16
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Mon
02
Sunrise-6:48-------6:48-------6:50------
Sunset-----7:52-------7:52-------7:50--
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----111---------------1
Temp. °C181818181817161516151616171716151413182020191914
Feels °C (?)18181616161413121412131315151413121117181717175
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