Tracks surf break

Tracks surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 11 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
18.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Tracks today?

The current surf forecast for Tracks at 1AM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Afternoon (12 Apr)--
Evening (12 Apr)--

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


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Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
ESE
2
E
2.2
E
0.1
S
3
E
0.1
S
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
5.5
ENE
6
ENE
4.5
ENE
3
E
2.5
E
2
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.4
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1
ESE
1.2
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
1.2
E
Period(s) (?)101212131012121211121212111010109991414141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)98109813233155536600025591458834637544334231235437571390384506
Wind
(km/h)
20
ENE
20
E
25
E
30
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
45
ENE
50
ENE
60
NE
50
NE
40
NW
40
NW
40
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
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
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:16PM
1.39
12:46AM
1.47
1:04PM
1.37
1:34AM
1.46
1:56PM
1.38
2:23AM
1.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:25PM
0.44
7:03AM
0.38
7:13PM
0.41
7:50AM
0.35
8:06PM
0.38
8:38AM
0.31
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise------6:33-------6:33-------6:35-
Sunset5:45-------5:45-------5:43-------
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--1311112235------------
Temp. °C181818181919202020212021191920212220191716171820
Feels °C (?)171716151514141311141516121517191918171614131417
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