Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe surf break

Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 08 May 2026 NZST
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Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe sea temperature is
16.1° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe today?

The current surf forecast for Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe at 3PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Afternoon (08 May)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (08 May)5ft (1.6m)7s

Table - waves today at Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
1.3
NE
6
1.5
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.7
NE
7
1.7
NE
7
1.8
NE
8
1.8
NE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
14
1
ENE
14
1
ENE
13
1.1
ENE
13
1
ENE
13
1
ENE
13
1
E
12
1
E
12
0.9
ENE
12
0.9
ENE
12
0.8
SSE
16
1
SSE
15
1
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
27
150
200
226
293
309
354
373
102
281
390
372
437
356
339
304
294
236
224
320
474
443
361
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
NNW
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
30
S
25
S
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:32AM1.69m
10:59PM1.76m
11:20AM1.70m
11:50PM1.78m
12:09PM1.70m
00:39AM1.81m
Low Tide
4:46PM0.76m
5:23AM0.72m
5:36PM0.76m
6:14AM0.72m
6:23PM0.74m
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
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6:56
6:56
6:58
6:58
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5:12
5:10
5:09
5:08
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
21
21
19
18
19
18
17
18
20
20
16
15
14
15
14
14
18
19
16
14
13
12
12
12
19
18
17
15
16
17
17
18
17
17
14
12
11
10
11
11
16
18
14
12
10
6
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
14
1
ENE
14
1
ENE
13
1.1
ENE
13
1
ENE
13
1
ENE
13
1
E
12
1
E
12
0.9
ENE
12
0.9
ENE
12
0.9
ENE
11
1
SSE
15
1
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
14
Energy kJ
15
27
36
70
57
78
83
87
94
101
281
390
372
437
356
339
304
294
236
224
209
474
443
361
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
E
10
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.3
ENE
14
0.4
ENE
14
0.5
ENE
13
0.6
E
8
0.3
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
S
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.8
SSE
16
0.9
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
Energy kJ
14
7
7
19
7
20
20
40
62
102
43
14
24
17
17
18
18
14
19
87
320
198
151
149
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
ENE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
S
15
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
S
6
0.2
SSW
6
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
Energy kJ
19
19
19
20
21
20
20
19
18
18
17
19
14
3
4
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NE
6
1.5
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.7
NE
7
1.7
NE
7
1.8
NE
8
1.8
NE
8
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.5
WNW
3
0.6
W
3
0.3
SW
11
0.4
SW
6
0.5
SW
4
0.4
SSW
4
1.5
SSE
6
Energy kJ
150
200
226
293
309
354
373
2
2
5
8
19
9
8
5
170
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
9
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
55
93
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
3
3
2
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
4
5
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
7
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
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