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Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe Surf Forecast
/ Gisborne and Mahia (37 surf breaks) /
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Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 17 May 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
15.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe today?
The current surf forecast for Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe at 12AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (18 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wed 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 7 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SE 6 | SSE 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | |
120 | 189 | 492 | 116 | 468 | 416 | 58 | 325 | 56 | 58 | 51 | 49 | 74 | 74 | 59 | 41 | 40 | 31 | 56 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 52 | 39 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 6:00PM2.08m | 6:21AM2.01m | 6:55PM2.10m | 7:17AM2.00m | 7:52PM2.11m | 8:17AM1.97m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:13AM0.45m | 12:39PM0.34m | 1:12AM0.47m | 1:34PM0.37m | 2:14AM0.50m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — |
 | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 |
1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 |
9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
 kJ | 69 | 95 | 80 | 80 | 60 | 60 | 58 | 56 | 56 | 58 | 51 | 49 | 47 | 57 | 59 | 41 | 40 | 31 | 56 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 52 | 39 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | E 5 | E 5 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 |
| kJ | 17 | 65 | 64 | 58 | 57 | 56 | 37 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 23 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 21 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 11 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | E 5 |
| kJ | 9 | 17 | 17 | 99 | 87 | 49 | 47 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 20 | 20 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 7 | S 10 | SSE 10 | — | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 120 | 189 | 492 | 116 | 468 | 416 | — | 325 | — | — | — | — | 74 | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 115 | 69 | 45 | 5 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 35 | 35 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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