Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.69° S 177.97° E

Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 13 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):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe at 8AM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Aug)5ft (1.5m)6s
Afternoon (14 Aug)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (14 Aug)6ft (1.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri night, min 8°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the SSW by Sun morning).

Friday
14
Saturday
15
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
3
4
4
2
4
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
8
0.8
ENE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.5
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
6
1.2
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.8
E
8
2.5
ENE
9
2.4
E
9
3
ENE
9
2.3
E
9
2.5
E
9
1.7
E
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
57
40
135
181
181
192
127
211
367
1023
899
1205
809
1017
393
424
493
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
15
NE
5
NE
5
ESE
15
SSE
5
E
10
ESE
10
SSW
15
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:28PM2.00m
6:51AM1.92m
7:19PM2.07m
7:42AM1.98m
8:05PM2.10m
Low Tide
00:48AM0.54m
12:58PM0.43m
1:39AM0.49m
1:48PM0.42m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
 mm
1
2
4
2
4
2
2
2
4
1
1
2
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
13
12
13
13
14
14
13
Feels °C
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
8
8
11
13
12
11
13
13
13
11
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