Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.69° S 177.97° E

Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe sea temperature is
13.0° C
1.2° 

Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe today (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe at 10AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (08 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (08 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SE
13
1.4
SE
13
1.3
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
12
1.2
SE
12
1.1
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1
SE
11
1
SE
11
1
SE
11
0.9
SE
11
0.9
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.9
SSE
13
0.9
SE
11
0.8
SE
11
0.7
SE
11
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
854
594
521
496
480
407
298
283
237
233
229
191
160
132
295
189
147
117
89
82
79
77
77
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
N
10
NNW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
5
NW
10
SE
5
NW
5
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
00:32AM1.88m
1:05PM1.89m
1:22AM1.83m
1:58PM1.86m
2:20AM1.79m
2:55PM1.84m
Low Tide
6:56AM0.45m
7:14PM0.57m
7:47AM0.47m
8:12PM0.60m
8:44AM0.49m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:01
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:24
5:25
 mm
3
4
Temp °C
5
5
7
10
12
10
9
8
8
9
10
13
14
13
12
11
10
9
10
15
15
13
11
Feels °C
1
1
3
7
9
7
6
4
4
6
7
11
13
11
11
9
7
6
7
13
12
12
9
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