Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.69° S 177.97° E

Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe sea temperature is
13.5° C
1.0° 

Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe today (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 22s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe at 11AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Afternoon (18 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (18 Jul)5ft (1.5m)22s

Table - waves today at Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ESE
15
1.3
ESE
14
1.3
ESE
14
1.3
ESE
14
1.3
ESE
14
1.4
SSE
23
1.5
SSE
22
1.6
SSE
21
1.6
SSE
20
1.5
SSE
19
1.5
SSE
18
1.4
SSE
18
1.2
SSE
17
1.1
SSE
17
1.1
SSE
16
1.1
SSE
16
1
SSE
16
1.1
SSE
16
1
SSE
15
1.2
SSE
15
1.5
SSE
19
1.8
SSE
19
1.9
SSE
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
869
742
732
702
586
1952
2012
2397
1853
1548
1377
1136
908
702
653
644
540
620
500
604
1564
2374
2668
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
S
5
SSE
0
NNW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
NW
10
S
20
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
SW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:53AM1.99m
9:21PM2.12m
9:45AM2.01m
10:13PM2.11m
10:36AM2.00m
Low Tide
2:51AM0.53m
3:01PM0.47m
3:41AM0.52m
3:54PM0.50m
4:31AM0.53m
4:45PM0.54m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
 mm
1
Temp °C
8
7
8
12
12
10
9
8
7
7
9
14
13
11
11
10
10
11
11
12
12
10
10
Feels °C
5
4
5
10
10
9
7
5
4
4
7
11
9
8
9
8
8
8
7
8
8
7
7
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