Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe at 2PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 29). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
110 | 88 | 106 | 103 | 101 | 60 | 82 | 59 | 57 | 56 | 28 | 26 | 41 | 29 | 64 | 103 | 219 | 280 | 300 | 744 | 710 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:45AM1.86m | 7:10PM1.96m | 7:25AM1.92m | 7:46PM2.01m | 8:06AM1.96m | 8:24PM2.02m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:50PM0.58m | 1:26AM0.59m | 1:30PM0.53m | 2:04AM0.52m | 2:10PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||
6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 13 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 |
110 | 88 | 106 | 103 | 101 | 60 | 82 | 59 | 57 | 56 | 28 | 26 | 30 | 29 | 64 | 103 | 219 | 90 | 172 | 744 | 710 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | S 8 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 |
9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 26 | 41 | 27 | 18 | 15 | 33 | 280 | 300 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | S 16 | SSE 15 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | ENE 9 | S 4 | S 5 | SSE 14 | S 5 | SSE 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
18 | 18 | 42 | 24 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | — | 8 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 26 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 |
34 | 33 | 33 | 35 | 28 | 39 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 35 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 6 |
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