Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.69° S 177.97° E

Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe sea temperature is
12.7° C
1.4° 

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 (14 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe at 9PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Aug)--
Afternoon (14 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (14 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 60mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the SW by Sun morning).

Fri
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.7
E
8
3
ENE
8
2.4
E
9
1.7
E
9
3
ENE
9
1.8
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
9
1.8
S
8
2.3
S
9
2.4
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
145
211
319
1072
879
421
1181
454
412
358
358
316
299
234
205
215
378
866
1021
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
10
ENE
5
ESE
15
ESE
10
SSE
5
S
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
30
SW
30
SW
40
SW
40
SW
40
SW
35
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
7:19PM2.07m
7:42AM1.98m
8:05PM2.10m
8:30AM2.01m
8:51PM2.10m
Low Tide
12:58PM0.43m
1:39AM0.49m
1:48PM0.42m
2:26AM0.46m
2:37PM0.43m
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:30
 mm
7
4
2
2
1
1
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
5
7
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
13
13
13
13
12
11
10
8
8
10
Feels °C
9
9
9
10
12
13
11
12
14
12
12
12
10
6
5
2
-1
-1
3
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