
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe at 12PM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 2.5m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat morning, calm by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
3459 | 3065 | 2893 | 2548 | 2500 | 2309 | 2309 | 1976 | 1601 | 1347 | 1041 | 803 | 632 | 281 | 326 | 408 | 433 | 554 | 546 | 588 | 557 | 549 | 549 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:19AM1.79m | 11:40PM1.71m | 12:08PM1.76m | 00:29AM1.69m | 12:58PM1.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:05AM0.68m | 5:39PM0.70m | 5:57AM0.75m | 6:30PM0.73m | 6:48AM0.80m | 7:23PM0.75m | |||||||||||||||||
6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 14 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 |
1533 | 1475 | 1418 | 1306 | 1249 | 1207 | 1183 | 1024 | 838 | 703 | 519 | 450 | 397 | 256 | 196 | 169 | 433 | 554 | 546 | 588 | 557 | 549 | 549 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 13 | SSE 16 | — | — | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 |
— | 7 | 25 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 80 | 130 | 172 | 236 | 281 | 326 | 408 | 126 | 104 | 69 | 65 | 42 | 29 | 17 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | E 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 11 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 39 | 15 | 2 | 46 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 |
3459 | 3065 | 2893 | 2548 | 2500 | 2309 | 2309 | 1976 | 1601 | 1347 | 1041 | 803 | 632 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 115 | 118 | 118 | 327 | 126 | 118 | 118 | 117 | 114 | 69 | 69 | 122 | 44 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
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