Tracks Surf Forecast

/ Gisborne and Mahia (37 surf breaks) /

New Zealand (466 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (39.07° S 177.83° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Tracks surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 18 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 10PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 18). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 Nov)	-	-
Afternoon (18 Nov)	1ft (0.3m)	9s
Evening (18 Nov)	0.5ft (0.2m)	8s

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

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	Tuesday 18			Wednesday 19								Thursday 20								Friday 21
	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	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM
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 See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
Period(s) (?)	9	9	8	9	9	9	9	9	14	14	9	12	12	13	13	17	16	15	14	14	14	14	13	12
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	14	6	6	6	6	6	2	2	4	4	1	3	3	3	3	6	5	4	4	4	4	4	3	12
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	N	NW	WNW	S	ESE	E	NNE	NW	WNW	NNE	ENE	ENE
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	cross	cross- off	off	cross	on	on	cross	glass	off	glass	cross- on	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)		5:19PM 1.49				5:49AM 1.57				6:06PM 1.51				6:33AM 1.61				6:50PM 1.53					7:16AM 1.64
Low Tide / height (m)				11:33PM 0.45				12:03PM 0.46				12:20AM 0.49				12:46PM 0.48					1:04AM 0.50

	Tuesday 18			Wednesday 19								Thursday 20								Friday 21
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	5:43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:41	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:41	-	-
Sunset	-	8:02	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:04	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:06	-	-	-	-	-	-

Rain (mm)	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	2	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	23	21	18	18	18	18	20	19	17	18	18	18	19	19	23	25	23	21	20	19	18	18	23	24
Feels °C (?)	22	19	17	17	16	16	18	17	15	18	18	19	19	19	22	24	21	20	20	19	18	18	23	22

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