Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.69° S 177.97° E

Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe sea temperature is
12.9° C
1.4° 

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 (29 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe at 6PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 29). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Afternoon (29 Jul)5ft (1.6m)12s
Evening (29 Jul)5ft (1.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
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
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ESE
13
1.7
ESE
12
1.6
ESE
12
1.6
ESE
12
1.5
ESE
12
1.5
ESE
12
1.4
ESE
12
1.3
ESE
12
1.3
ESE
12
1.2
ESE
11
1.1
ESE
11
1
ESE
11
1
ESE
11
1
E
11
0.9
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
11
0.7
ESE
11
0.7
ESE
11
0.7
ESE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
853
800
749
737
644
614
530
437
422
343
314
263
263
251
205
205
164
164
126
126
123
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
N
10
NNE
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
20
NNW
20
N
25
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:18PM1.74m
6:27AM1.71m
7:03PM1.80m
7:13AM1.77m
7:44PM1.87m
Low Tide
11:47AM0.74m
00:30AM0.80m
12:36PM0.70m
1:18AM0.75m
1:20PM0.65m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:11
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:16
5:16
 mm
1
Temp °C
9
12
14
11
9
8
8
8
9
15
15
12
11
13
14
14
13
15
15
13
11
Feels °C
6
9
10
7
5
3
4
4
6
11
10
8
7
9
10
9
8
10
10
8
5
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