
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe today (24 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe at 7AM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 24). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
115 | 113 | 133 | 186 | 220 | 204 | 265 | 209 | 184 | 130 | 103 | 94 | 68 | 64 | 63 | 76 | 78 | 75 | 45 | 30 | 66 | 97 | 86 | 75 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | on | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:54AM1.83m | 5:16PM1.91m | 5:38AM1.90m | 6:00PM1.96m | 6:22AM1.97m | 6:42PM1.99m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:47PM0.62m | 11:03AM0.62m | 11:32PM0.55m | 11:47AM0.56m | 00:16AM0.48m | 12:31PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 20 | 26 | 26 | 21 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 |
115 | 113 | 55 | 83 | 220 | 204 | 265 | 209 | 184 | 130 | 103 | 94 | 68 | 64 | 63 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 97 | 86 | 75 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 6 | SSE 14 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 18 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
6 | 53 | 21 | 186 | 81 | 62 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 35 | 35 | 40 | 76 | 78 | 75 | 45 | 23 | 66 | 21 | 16 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 9 | SSE 15 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | E 14 | S 20 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 4 | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 3 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 19 | E 11 | E 11 | — | E 11 |
— | 1 | 133 | 15 | 14 | 26 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 12 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 30 | 10 | 10 | — | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 2 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 3 | N 3 | N 3 | — | NW 2 | — | — | — | — | E 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — | E 3 | NE 2 | — | N 2 |
— | — | 1 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 39 | 39 |
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