Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.69° S 177.97° E

Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe sea temperature is
13.0° C
1.2° 

Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe today (31 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe at 2AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 30). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Afternoon (31 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (31 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)11s

Table - waves today at Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 5°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
31
Saturday
1
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
2
3
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ESE
11
1
E
11
0.9
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
11
0.8
E
11
0.7
ESE
11
0.7
ESE
11
0.7
ESE
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
ESE
11
1
SSW
8
2.2
SSW
9
3
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
11
3.5
S
11
3.5
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
263
251
205
205
164
157
128
126
123
88
97
117
727
2225
3058
3134
3074
Wind (km/h)
15
N
20
NNW
20
N
15
N
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
20
SW
20
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:03PM1.80m
7:13AM1.77m
7:44PM1.87m
7:57AM1.82m
8:24PM1.93m
Low Tide
1:18AM0.75m
1:20PM0.65m
2:00AM0.69m
2:02PM0.60m
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:17
 mm
1
2
Temp °C
10
13
14
13
13
15
15
13
11
9
9
7
7
8
9
8
8
Feels °C
7
8
9
11
10
10
11
8
6
5
5
2
2
2
2
1
1
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