Tracks surf break

Tracks surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 20 Nov 2025 NZDT
Forecast 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
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 1AM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 20). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Nov)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Afternoon (21 Nov)0.5ft (0.2m)16s
Evening (21 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
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
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.2
S
1
ENE
0.1
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.1
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.3
SSW
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.4
SSW
0.2
E
Period(s) (?)161514141414141716516161515151515157161615513
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)544444462146519191717417179191917914
Wind
(km/h)
20
ESE
10
ESE
5
NNE
5
W
5
WNW
5
N
5
E
15
E
20
ENE
10
NNE
15
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
SSW
20
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
S
5
SSW
0
N
5
NNE
5
SE
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
glassoffglassglassononcross-
on
cross-
on
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
glassglassglassglasscross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:50PM
1.53
7:16AM
1.64
7:32PM
1.55
7:58AM
1.65
8:15PM
1.55
8:38AM
1.65
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:04AM
0.50
1:28PM
0.50
1:44AM
0.50
2:10PM
0.50
2:23AM
0.49
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Sunrise-----5:41-------5:41-------5:39--
Sunset-8:06-------8:07-------8:07------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C242119181819222525272019181920191818151414151819
Feels °C (?)222120191820222322251918171818161517151415161817
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