Tracks surf break

Tracks surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 26 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
17.9° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Tracks today?

The current surf forecast for Tracks at 7AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 26). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (26 Nov)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Evening (26 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
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 (?)
0.7
SSW
0.7
S
0.7
S
1.1
ENE
0.6
S
0.5
S
1.7
ENE
0.5
S
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
S
Period(s) (?)1212116111161010111414131313121211111110101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)14513212589865818156363797931301258475464240232110108
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
5
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NE
20
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
W
5
NW
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:24PM
1.47
10:40AM
1.57
11:07PM
1.45
11:27AM
1.54
11:50PM
1.44
12:15PM
1.53
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:25AM
0.43
5:04PM
0.36
5:11AM
0.40
5:49PM
0.33
5:58AM
0.37
6:35PM
0.30
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Sunrise---5:39-------5:37-------5:37----
Sunset-------8:12-------8:13-------8:14
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----------------------1
Temp. °C161515162122212220181717212324222220182024252320
Feels °C (?)131314152020182018161516202121202119171924252421
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