
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe at 11AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 27). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue morning, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | S 4 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
36 | 34 | 29 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 28 | 20 | 24 | 27 | 92 | 70 | 69 | 69 | 58 | 107 | 70 | 79 | 64 | 95 | 89 | 81 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:08AM2.03m | 7:25PM2.01m | 7:55AM2.07m | 8:11PM2.00m | 8:44AM2.09m | 9:03PM1.98m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:17PM0.48m | 1:43AM0.37m | 2:06PM0.47m | 2:30AM0.37m | 3:00PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
36 | 34 | 29 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 20 | 24 | 18 | 92 | 70 | 69 | 69 | 31 | 107 | 70 | 79 | 64 | 95 | 89 | 81 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | E 11 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | NE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | — | — | S 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 27 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 65 | 58 | — | — | 26 | 58 | 34 | 16 | 15 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | NE 4 | E 11 | NE 4 | — | E 13 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 13 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | — | SE 14 | NE 6 | WSW 4 | SE 13 | E 12 | NE 5 |
2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 48 | 66 | 6 | 2 | — | 8 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 2 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 5 | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | W 2 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 28 | — | — | — | 5 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 39 | 501 | 213 | 345 | 45 | 45 | 69 | 37 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 35 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 |
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