
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 19s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe at 5PM is: 0.5m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSW 11 | SSE 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
72 | 176 | 169 | 162 | 103 | 102 | 102 | 101 | 95 | 211 | 359 | 554 | 849 | 1668 | 1951 | 1690 | 1328 | 1091 | 678 | 846 | 663 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:09PM2.01m | 6:33AM1.95m | 6:53PM2.05m | 7:17AM1.99m | 7:34PM2.05m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:50AM0.46m | 00:26AM0.48m | 12:37PM0.42m | 1:10AM0.44m | 1:23PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||
6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 6 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 |
21 | 33 | 35 | 40 | 27 | 24 | 15 | 101 | 95 | 54 | 359 | 554 | 849 | 1668 | 1951 | 1690 | 1328 | 1091 | 678 | 452 | 663 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 6 | ESE 7 | SSE 16 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 6 | E 8 |
10 | 176 | 169 | 162 | 103 | 102 | 102 | 14 | 4 | 211 | 42 | 36 | 41 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 68 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 19 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 16 | ENE 8 | SE 11 | E 8 | E 12 |
72 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | — | — | — | NNE 3 | WSW 2 | SW 2 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | NNE 8 | — | — | SW 4 | S 6 | SSW 11 | — |
3 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 28 | 96 | — | — | — | — | 28 | — | — | 13 | 41 | 846 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 69 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 124 | 45 | 5 |
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