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Tracks surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 09 Dec 2025 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
18.0° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tracks today?
The current surf forecast for Tracks at 3AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 09). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (09 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (09 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tracks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 41 | 41 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 41 | 64 | 132 | 171 | 168 | 158 | 190 | 184 | 184 | 139 | 185 | 123 | 86 | 58 | 57 | 59 | 23 | 16 | 16 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | off | off | off | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | glass | glass | on | on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:33PM 1.82 | 9:56AM 1.94 | 10:27PM 1.76 | 10:50AM 1.86 | 11:19PM 1.69 | 11:44AM 1.77 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:39AM 0.11 | 4:20PM 0.11 | 4:35AM 0.12 | 5:14PM 0.13 | 5:29AM 0.16 | 6:07PM 0.16 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:25 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 20 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 |
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