
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe today (03 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe at 5PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 03). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
499 | 414 | 312 | 233 | 180 | 158 | 121 | 111 | 79 | 65 | 41 | 25 | 24 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 22 | 54 | 54 | 33 | 26 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 10:14AM1.99m | 10:35PM1.94m | 11:03AM1.96m | 11:23PM1.89m | 11:55AM1.92m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:22PM0.50m | 4:53AM0.45m | 5:11PM0.54m | 5:44AM0.47m | 6:05PM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||
6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 4 | S 5 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 |
499 | 414 | 312 | 233 | 180 | 158 | 121 | 111 | 79 | 65 | 41 | 25 | 24 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 54 | 54 | 33 | 26 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | SW 4 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | — | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | E 10 | NE 4 | NE 4 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 15 | S 14 |
5 | — | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNW 2 | — | — | NNW 2 | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NNE 5 |
— | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 33 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 37 | 37 | 98 | 92 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
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