Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe at 10AM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun morning, calm by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 7 | SSE 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 7 | SSE 9 | S 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 144 | 92 | 85 | 302 | 741 | 2457 | 3430 | 3527 | 5529 | 2309 | 1822 | 1170 | 816 | 565 | 408 | 260 | 431 | 133 | 117 | 77 | 31 | 46 | 392 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:25PM1.75m | 00:45AM1.67m | 1:14PM1.73m | 1:39AM1.65m | 2:07PM1.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:17AM0.76m | 6:47PM0.77m | 7:06AM0.81m | 7:43PM0.79m | 7:59AM0.83m | 8:41PM0.79m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 16 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 13 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 144 | 69 | 66 | 45 | 25 | 1057 | 1628 | 1633 | 2101 | 2309 | 1822 | 1170 | 816 | 565 | 408 | 260 | 431 | 51 | 51 | 41 | 31 | 46 | 227 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 12 | NE 10 | S 16 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 14 | SE 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 8 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 81 | 92 | 85 | 51 | 24 | 21 | 24 | 15 | 27 | 9 | 9 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 25 | 105 | 26 | 133 | 117 | 77 | 27 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | ENE 10 | — | — | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 10 | SSE 9 | ESE 12 | SSE 17 |
| kJ | 17 | 10 | 10 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 7 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 14 | 30 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | — | SW 3 | S 7 | SSE 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | S 7 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 4 | 302 | 741 | 2457 | 3430 | 3527 | 5529 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | 392 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 450 | 124 | 98 | 69 | 69 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 114 | 75 |
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