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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 am Tuesday 26 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
15.2° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe today?
The current surf forecast for Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe at 10AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (26 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (26 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Fri 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | |
447 | 368 | 326 | 265 | 257 | 292 | 190 | 167 | 129 | 175 | 164 | 650 | 1708 | 2214 | 1758 | 1491 | 1310 | 1106 | 970 | 943 | 930 | 943 | 1474 | 2189 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 1:44AM1.98m | 2:22PM1.89m | 2:35AM1.94m | 3:12PM1.88m | 3:23AM1.90m | 3:56PM1.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:03AM0.60m | 8:24PM0.66m | 8:51AM0.58m | 9:16PM0.65m | 9:36AM0.56m | 10:02PM0.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 |
 | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | 4:55 |
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Temp °C | 8 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
4 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 |
 kJ | 447 | 368 | 326 | 265 | 257 | 292 | 58 | 57 | 61 | 75 | 71 | 650 | 1708 | 2214 | 1758 | 1491 | 1310 | 1106 | 970 | 943 | 930 | 943 | 1474 | 2189 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 53 | 54 | 55 | 57 | 61 | 61 | 190 | 167 | 129 | 175 | 125 | 54 | 54 | 68 | 65 | 61 | 39 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 11 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 17 | SSE 11 | E 12 | — | — | — | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 59 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 164 | 95 | 68 | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 33 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 26 | 139 | 116 | 105 | 163 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 44 | 55 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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