Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe surf break

Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 17 Jan 2026 NZDT
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Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe sea temperature is
20.4° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe today?

The current surf forecast for Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe at 12PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (17 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (17 Jan)5ft (1.5m)9s

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

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Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tue
20
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSW
1
S
1
S
1.1
S
1
SSE
1.4
S
1.5
S
1.6
S
1.7
S
1.7
S
0.9
SSE
1
SSE
1.5
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.2
SSE
2
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
2
SE
2
SE
2
SE
Period(s) (?)5666889991099999888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)456067101130283348395471524136172339708791627499453425276276465458444
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:20AM
1.70
5:46PM
1.65
6:26AM
1.71
6:44PM
1.67
7:26AM
1.75
7:38PM
1.72
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:42AM
0.82
12:02AM
0.74
12:44PM
0.82
12:57AM
0.72
1:42PM
0.79
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tue
20
Sunrise-6:01-------6:01-------6:03------
Sunset-----8:32-------8:32-------8:31--
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---11-----1112-111------
Temp. °C171717171616161615161617171616161616171717171616
Feels °C (?)161615151313121311131213131212121312131213131212
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