Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe at 1PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 18 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 13 | ESE 11 | S 7 | SSE 9 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 219 | 261 | 233 | 222 | 211 | 157 | 111 | 166 | 180 | 180 | 174 | 326 | 350 | 312 | 284 | 215 | 144 | 92 | 68 | 233 | 560 | 2199 | 2879 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:53AM1.85m | 11:10PM1.78m | 11:39AM1.79m | 11:56PM1.72m | 12:25PM1.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:43AM0.61m | 5:07PM0.67m | 5:30AM0.69m | 5:56PM0.73m | 6:17AM0.76m | 6:47PM0.77m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | S 14 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 219 | 261 | 233 | 222 | 211 | 157 | 103 | 166 | 180 | 180 | 174 | 143 | 350 | 312 | 284 | 215 | 144 | 69 | 68 | 66 | 53 | 949 | 1420 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 14 | S 15 | S 17 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ESE 13 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | SSE 15 | SSE 18 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 16 | SE 11 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 14 | 16 | 17 | 24 | 7 | 12 | 111 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 75 | 326 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 81 | 92 | 57 | 50 | 25 | 55 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | E 11 | S 18 | E 12 | S 17 | S 16 | ENE 4 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 17 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 21 | 7 | 52 | 50 | 79 | 15 | 8 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 22 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | — | — | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | SW 6 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | WNW 2 | NW 3 | — | SW 3 | S 7 | SSE 9 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 8 | — | — | 12 | 80 | 64 | — | 10 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 6 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 4 | 233 | 560 | 2199 | 2879 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 398 | 138 | 114 | 93 | 69 |
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