Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe at 3AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 2.2m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue night, light winds from the W by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1726 | 1794 | 1487 | 1350 | 1064 | 858 | 1402 | 1957 | 2622 | 3148 | 3587 | 3267 | 2879 | 4668 | 3192 | 2106 | 1379 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:37PM2.07m | 10:02AM2.01m | 10:22PM2.02m | 10:47AM1.96m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:54AM0.48m | 4:11PM0.52m | 4:39AM0.51m | 4:56PM0.58m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 11 | SE 16 | — | ESE 15 | — | SE 14 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 861 | 904 | 800 | 688 | 599 | 30 | 32 | 176 | 10 | — | 22 | — | 31 | 2415 | 1491 | 699 | 606 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | E 18 | E 18 | SE 16 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 14 | ESE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 74 | 72 | 42 | 41 | 39 | 6 | 6 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | 336 | 612 | 1254 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | — | — | N 11 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | — |
| kJ | 18 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 341 | 637 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 1726 | 1794 | 1487 | 1350 | 1064 | 858 | 1402 | 1957 | 2622 | 3148 | 3587 | 3267 | 2879 | 4668 | 3192 | 2106 | 1379 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 124 | 264 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 118 | 129 | 128 | 118 | 69 | 55 |
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