
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe today (23 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe at 10PM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 5°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
470 | 319 | 567 | 494 | 610 | 741 | 636 | 691 | 568 | 293 | 238 | 216 | 221 | 190 | 168 | 145 | 138 | 110 | 217 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 3:11PM1.74m | 3:49AM1.71m | 4:18PM1.80m | 4:41AM1.78m | 5:08PM1.88m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:39PM0.76m | 9:59AM0.75m | 10:33PM0.71m | 10:49AM0.67m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | S 16 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 |
263 | 134 | 287 | 278 | 331 | 381 | 407 | 407 | 324 | 293 | 238 | 216 | 221 | 190 | 168 | 145 | 138 | 110 | 94 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | ESE 11 | S 16 | SSE 15 | S 14 | SSE 15 | S 16 | E 16 | E 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 10 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 14 |
92 | 13 | 124 | 169 | 106 | 73 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 10 | 20 | 35 | 34 | 96 | 81 | 81 | 79 | 217 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 11 | E 10 | E 16 | E 13 | — | ESE 15 | S 15 | S 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 14 |
12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | — | 21 | 18 | 20 | 27 | 55 | 89 | 81 | 74 | 71 | 104 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
470 | 319 | 567 | 494 | 610 | 741 | 636 | 691 | 568 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 302 | 287 | 107 | 58 | 45 | 45 | 124 | 124 | 45 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 45 | 0 | 0 |
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