Tracks surf break

Tracks surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 21 Nov 2025 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
17.1° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Tracks today?

The current surf forecast for Tracks at 3PM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 21). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Nov)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Afternoon (21 Nov)0.5ft (0.2m)16s
Evening (21 Nov)0.5ft (0.1m)16s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.2
S
0.9
ENE
0.1
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.4
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.4
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
E
0.2
S
0.2
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
S
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)1417165161515151541515416161514131414661313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4621415191917176171761919171614161811103332
Wind
(km/h)
5
E
15
E
20
ENE
10
NE
15
W
10
NW
5
NNW
0
SSE
10
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
S
5
WSW
0
WNW
0
ENE
5
SSE
15
SE
20
ENE
15
ENE
5
NNE
5
NW
5
WNW
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
offcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
glassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
off
offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:16AM
1.64
7:32PM
1.55
7:58AM
1.65
8:15PM
1.55
8:38AM
1.65
8:58PM
1.53
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:28PM
0.50
1:44AM
0.50
2:10PM
0.50
2:23AM
0.49
2:54PM
0.48
3:02AM
0.48
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Sunrise-------5:41-------5:39-------5:39
Sunset---8:07-------8:07-------8:08----
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--------------------2---
Temp. °C222425271919171718181817151414141718181716151415
Feels °C (?)222222261819171817151615151415151717161616151415
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