Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe today (18 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe at 9PM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue night, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | SSE 14 | SSW 14 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1373 | 1768 | 2622 | 2981 | 3352 | 2968 | 2513 | 3662 | 2966 | 1864 | 1136 | 2441 | 549 | 1449 | 488 | 542 | 460 | 499 | 190 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:22PM2.02m | 10:47AM1.96m | 11:06PM1.95m | 11:32AM1.90m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:11PM0.52m | 4:39AM0.51m | 4:56PM0.58m | 5:24AM0.56m | 5:42PM0.65m | ||||||||||||||
 |  |  | | | |  |  |  |  |  | | | |  | | |  | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 1 | 0 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | ESE 15 | — | SE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 32 | 202 | 147 | — | 22 | — | 373 | 2171 | 1261 | 729 | 699 | 606 | 497 | 412 | 460 | 460 | 390 | 221 | 190 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 18 | SE 16 | — | — | — | — | SE 14 | SE 14 | ESE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 6 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 31 | 65 | 355 | 486 | 1136 | 811 | 549 | 431 | 243 | 141 | 99 | 199 | 158 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 424 | 744 | 73 | — | — | — | — | 27 | 28 | 57 | 32 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | — | SSW 14 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — |
| kJ | 1373 | 1768 | 2622 | 2981 | 3352 | 2968 | 2513 | 3662 | 2966 | 1864 | 1122 | 2441 | — | 1449 | 488 | 542 | 460 | 499 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 327 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 289 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 69 | 55 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 5 | 0 |
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