
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe at 8PM is: 1.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 30). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
1323 | 1305 | 1241 | 1037 | 857 | 778 | 640 | 604 | 514 | 553 | 480 | 384 | 336 | 273 | 269 | 269 | 282 | 265 | 123 | 91 | 215 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:14AM2.06m | 9:29PM2.01m | 10:00AM2.06m | 10:19PM1.97m | 10:50AM2.04m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:23PM0.46m | 3:47AM0.39m | 4:12PM0.48m | 4:36AM0.43m | 5:05PM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||
6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 16 |
1323 | 1305 | 1241 | 1037 | 857 | 778 | 640 | 604 | 514 | 553 | 480 | 384 | 336 | 273 | 269 | 269 | 282 | 265 | 123 | 91 | 215 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 3 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 11 | NE 10 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | ENE 3 |
13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 74 | 79 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | N 12 | N 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 11 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | — | SSW 11 |
— | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 4 | — | 25 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 |
— | — | 6 | 6 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
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