Tracks Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.07° S 177.83° E

Issued: 11 pm 11 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tracks sea temperature is
14.5° C

Slightly cooler than normal

Tracks surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Tracks today (12 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tracks at 5AM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jun)5ft (1.5m)11s
Afternoon (12 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (12 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SSE
12
2
SSE
12
1.8
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
10
1
S
9
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1180
1036
843
679
485
415
353
263
240
231
226
165
120
140
166
184
184
205
209
209
169
169
169
166
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
0
S
5
S
5
WNW
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
ESE
5
NE
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNE
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
2:13AM1.67m
2:42PM1.71m
3:08AM1.73m
3:38PM1.81m
4:06AM1.77m
4:34PM1.89m
Low Tide
8:01PM0.36m
8:25AM0.30m
8:59PM0.33m
9:20AM0.28m
9:58PM0.28m
10:20AM0.25m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:52
4:52
4:52
 mm
Temp °C
8
8
7
7
8
11
11
9
9
10
9
9
10
13
13
11
11
11
11
12
15
17
19
15
Feels °C
7
6
5
5
6
10
9
7
6
7
6
7
8
12
11
9
10
9
9
9
11
15
18
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SSE
12
2
SSE
12
1.8
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
10
1
S
9
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
Energy kJ
1180
1036
843
679
485
415
353
263
240
231
226
165
120
140
166
184
184
205
209
209
169
169
169
166
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
17
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
15
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
15
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.2
S
20
0.3
S
19
0.4
S
19
0.4
S
18
0.3
S
18
0.3
S
17
0.3
S
17
0.3
S
17
0.3
S
16
Energy kJ
57
51
45
44
40
24
25
18
21
19
17
36
36
35
32
32
66
110
101
54
52
53
51
45
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
10
0.3
SSW
10
0.1
S
20
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
15
0.1
S
18
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.2
S
15
0.1
SE
9
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
13
0.3
SSW
20
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
SE
13
0.3
SE
13
0.1
N
11
Energy kJ
18
17
39
19
8
25
17
7
5
5
5
17
3
6
14
78
7
7
27
27
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
SSW
3
0.6
SSW
4
0.3
W
3
0.2
NNE
3
Energy kJ
3
7
9
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
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