Tracks surf break

Tracks surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 06 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
18.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tracks today?

The current surf forecast for Tracks at 3AM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Apr)6ft (1.9m)8s
Afternoon (07 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (07 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)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
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
2
E
0.4
SSW
1
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1
E
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.9
E
0.2
S
0.2
S
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.3
E
1.6
E
Period(s) (?)101077881012111111111110101013108999910
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)573561345366408475362663002572052022311818177147393395367383295460
Wind
(km/h)
20
ENE
20
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
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
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:00PM
1.70
9:24AM
1.61
9:41PM
1.66
10:07AM
1.57
10:23PM
1.60
10:48AM
1.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:17AM
0.43
3:32PM
0.47
4:01AM
0.45
4:15PM
0.48
4:45AM
0.45
4:58PM
0.48
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Sunrise----6:28-------6:28-------6:30---
Sunset------5:52-------5:51-------5:49-
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
rain showers
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-11--1------1----1--1-1-
Temp. °C161616161717171717171717172121201818181717212120
Feels °C (?)131313121413131313141415151919191717181616202019
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