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Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe Surf Forecast
/ Gisborne and Mahia (37 surf breaks) /
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Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 31 May 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe sea temperature is
15.3° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe today (31 May):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe at 9PM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 31). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (31 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wed 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 6 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 8 | E 8 | |
105 | 78 | 56 | 43 | 98 | 70 | 91 | 44 | 61 | 56 | 331 | 385 | 533 | 724 | 90 | 142 | 952 | 1195 | 248 | 238 | 221 | 226 | 78 | 86 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | |
High Tide | 6:03PM1.78m | 6:09AM1.72m | 6:47PM1.76m | 6:52AM1.69m | 7:31PM1.75m | 7:41AM1.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:10AM0.70m | 12:23PM0.60m | 00:58AM0.73m | 1:06PM0.63m | 1:48AM0.74m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — |
 | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 19 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 |
17 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | ENE 6 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | E 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 8 | E 8 |
 kJ | 105 | 22 | 56 | 43 | 27 | 18 | 18 | 44 | 14 | 14 | 70 | 72 | 110 | 142 | 31 | 47 | 114 | 97 | 248 | 238 | 221 | 226 | 78 | 86 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | SSE 11 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | E 9 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 14 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | S 13 | S 13 | — | S 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 7 | 78 | 13 | 9 | 15 | 26 | 25 | 10 | 9 | 21 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 65 | 80 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 64 | 40 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 15 | SE 15 | SSE 15 | SE 10 | SE 9 | S 14 | S 9 | S 15 | S 14 | — | S 14 | S 13 | — | S 13 | S 12 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 6 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 10 | — | SW 2 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 60 | 72 | 46 | 75 | 98 | 70 | 91 | — | 61 | 56 | 331 | 385 | 533 | 724 | 90 | 142 | 952 | 1195 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 324 | 195 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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