Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe at 5PM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 2.5m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat morning, calm by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2893 | 2690 | 2522 | 2362 | 2179 | 1976 | 1601 | 1247 | 1019 | 732 | 619 | 281 | 326 | 408 | 539 | 645 | 637 | 498 | 557 | 465 | 465 |
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 | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:19AM1.79m | 11:40PM1.71m | 12:08PM1.76m | 00:29AM1.69m | 12:58PM1.75m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:39PM0.70m | 5:57AM0.75m | 6:30PM0.73m | 6:48AM0.80m | 7:23PM0.75m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 1418 | 1306 | 1249 | 1280 | 1102 | 951 | 838 | 703 | 508 | 450 | 440 | 227 | 196 | 169 | 539 | 645 | 637 | 498 | 557 | 465 | 465 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | — | — | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | E 12 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 25 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 80 | 130 | 172 | 236 | 281 | 326 | 408 | 126 | 71 | 67 | 51 | 42 | 31 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 11 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 30 | 15 | 2 | 46 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 |
| kJ | 2893 | 2690 | 2522 | 2362 | 2179 | 1976 | 1601 | 1247 | 1019 | 732 | 619 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 118 | 327 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 115 | 114 | 69 | 69 | 122 | 45 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
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