
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe at 7PM is: 1.5m 15s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SSE 23 | SSE 22 | SSE 21 | SSE 20 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
1029 | 1003 | 978 | 975 | 949 | 880 | 869 | 742 | 732 | 702 | 586 | 1952 | 2012 | 2104 | 1834 | 1760 | 1377 | 1136 | 950 | 711 | 653 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:58AM1.95m | 8:28PM2.11m | 8:53AM1.99m | 9:21PM2.12m | 9:45AM2.01m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:07PM0.45m | 2:51AM0.53m | 3:01PM0.47m | 3:41AM0.52m | 3:54PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||
7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SSE 23 | SSE 22 | SSE 21 | SSE 20 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 |
1029 | 1003 | 978 | 975 | 949 | 880 | 869 | 742 | 732 | 702 | 586 | 1952 | 2012 | 2104 | 1834 | 1760 | 1377 | 1136 | 950 | 711 | 653 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | S 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 14 | SE 8 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 |
8 | 18 | 105 | 186 | 186 | 142 | 400 | 74 | 192 | 156 | 158 | 569 | 522 | 514 | 427 | 427 | 357 | 321 | 317 | 249 | 233 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 18 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 20 | S 20 | S 24 | S 11 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
19 | 17 | 39 | 103 | 124 | 113 | 109 | 104 | 8 | 30 | 432 | 224 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 5 | 5 |
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