
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe today (18 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 22s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe at 10PM is: 1.6m 22s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 22s |
Table - waves today at Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 14 | SSE 23 | SSE 22 | SSE 21 | SSE 20 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
586 | 1952 | 2287 | 2124 | 1853 | 1548 | 1377 | 1136 | 908 | 702 | 653 | 644 | 540 | 507 | 487 | 612 | 1310 | 2374 | 2696 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:21PM2.12m | 9:45AM2.01m | 10:13PM2.11m | 10:36AM2.00m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:01PM0.47m | 3:41AM0.52m | 3:54PM0.50m | 4:31AM0.53m | 4:45PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | SSE 23 | SSE 22 | SSE 21 | SSE 20 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 |
586 | 1952 | 2287 | 2124 | 1853 | 1548 | 1377 | 1136 | 908 | 702 | 653 | 644 | 540 | 507 | 487 | 612 | 1310 | 2374 | 2696 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 |
158 | 569 | 522 | 506 | 545 | 427 | 421 | 351 | 317 | 249 | 233 | 210 | 164 | 34 | 45 | 41 | 42 | 119 | 115 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 24 | S 11 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | — | — |
432 | 185 | 138 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 164 | 161 | 161 | 158 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 6 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 36 | 45 | 36 | 45 | 65 | 78 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 69 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 45 | 45 | 5 | 5 | 45 | 5 | 5 |
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