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 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe sea temperature is
12.4° C
1.9° 

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 (27 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe at 5AM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Afternoon (27 Jul)8ft (2.5m)9s
Evening (27 Jul)8ft (2.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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)
1
2
4
2
3
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
0
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
S
8
1.8
S
8
1.2
ESE
13
1.2
ESE
13
1.3
ESE
13
2.3
S
8
2.5
S
9
3
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.2
SE
13
2.3
SE
13
2.3
SE
12
2.2
SE
13
2.1
SE
13
2
ESE
13
2
ESE
13
1.9
ESE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
466
418
466
466
551
699
1132
1252
1112
1521
1651
1682
1584
1391
1359
1359
1198
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:34AM1.65m
4:09PM1.68m
4:36AM1.63m
5:20PM1.69m
Low Tide
9:33PM0.82m
9:52AM0.75m
10:32PM0.84m
10:51AM0.76m
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7:15
7:13
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5:14
5:15
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Temp °C
8
7
6
5
6
10
10
9
9
9
8
8
9
11
11
10
10
Feels °C
3
2
1
0
1
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
6
6
6
6
7
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