Tracks surf break

Tracks surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am 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 6AM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 20). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Nov)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Afternoon (20 Nov)0.5ft (0.1m)16s
Evening (20 Nov)0.5ft (0.1m)15s

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
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 (?)
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
E
0.2
S
0.8
ENE
0.1
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.1
S
0.2
S
0.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)1212121313171615141414141416165161615151515154
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3333365444444521255191917174175
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NW
10
WNW
15
SSE
20
E
15
ENE
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
NW
5
N
5
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
N
10
W
10
WNW
10
N
10
WNW
15
SSE
20
SE
15
ESE
5
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offcrossononcrosscross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
oncross-
on
crossoffoffcrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:33AM
1.61
6:50PM
1.53
7:16AM
1.64
7:32PM
1.55
7:58AM
1.65
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:20AM
0.49
12:46PM
0.48
1:04AM
0.50
1:28PM
0.50
1:44AM
0.50
2:10PM
0.50
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunrise---5:41-------5:41-------5:41----
Sunset-------8:06-------8:07-------8:07
light rain
light rain
mod rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
157--------------------1
Temp. °C201919192323211919191819232526272119192018181716
Feels °C (?)201920202122191819181819232323252018171916151516
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