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Tracks surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 06 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
18.8° C
(Which is 2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tracks today?
The current surf forecast for Tracks at 11AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 06). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (06 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (06 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tracks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
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 kJ (?) | 432 | 363 | 294 | 250 | 186 | 137 | 137 | 132 | 125 | 229 | 269 | 273 | 215 | 147 | 123 | 74 | 70 | 70 | 68 | 68 | 44 | 42 | 41 | 41 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:05AM 2.00 | 7:36PM 1.86 | 8:03AM 2.01 | 8:36PM 1.85 | 9:00AM 2.00 | 9:33PM 1.82 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:27PM 0.15 | 1:48AM 0.15 | 2:26PM 0.13 | 2:44AM 0.12 | 3:24PM 0.11 | |||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 06 | Sunday 07 | Monday 08 | Tue 09 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 8:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:23 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 23 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 18 |
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