Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe surf break

Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 27 May 2026 NZST
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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
15.5° 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 9PM is: 2.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 May)--
Afternoon (27 May)6ft (1.9m)17s
Evening (27 May)6.5ft (2.0m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Sat
30
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSE
17
2.1
SSE
16
2
SSE
15
1.8
SSE
15
1.7
SSE
15
1.7
SSE
15
1.6
SSE
15
1.6
SSE
14
1.6
SSE
15
1.7
SSE
15
1.9
SSE
16
2.2
SSE
17
2.3
SSE
18
2.3
SSE
17
2.2
SSE
16
2.1
SSE
16
1.8
SSE
16
1.7
SSE
15
1.7
SSE
15
1.5
SSE
14
1.5
SSE
14
1.4
SSE
14
1.3
SSE
13
1.3
SSE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1977
2214
1758
1491
1310
1161
1091
1076
1091
1328
1826
2755
3135
2958
2388
2080
1592
1364
1177
956
917
754
624
528
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
5
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
W
10
NW
5
NW
5
SE
5
SE
5
S
5
W
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
0
SE
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NE
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
3:12PM1.88m
3:23AM1.90m
3:56PM1.87m
4:08AM1.86m
4:39PM1.85m
4:49AM1.81m
Low Tide
9:16PM0.65m
9:36AM0.56m
10:02PM0.65m
10:19AM0.55m
10:44PM0.66m
11:01AM0.56m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:13
7:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:57
4:55
4:55
4:54
Temp °C
13
11
10
11
11
10
12
15
14
13
12
11
10
11
12
14
14
13
13
12
11
11
11
15
11
9
8
8
9
8
10
13
13
12
11
9
8
10
10
13
12
11
12
11
9
9
9
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSE
17
2.1
SSE
16
2
SSE
15
1.8
SSE
15
1.7
SSE
15
1.7
SSE
15
1.6
SSE
15
1.6
SSE
14
1.6
SSE
15
1.7
SSE
15
1.9
SSE
16
2.2
SSE
17
2.3
SSE
18
2.3
SSE
17
2.2
SSE
16
2.1
SSE
16
1.8
SSE
16
1.7
SSE
15
1.7
SSE
15
1.5
SSE
14
1.5
SSE
14
1.4
SSE
14
1.3
SSE
13
1.3
SSE
13
Energy kJ
1977
2214
1758
1491
1310
1161
1091
1076
1091
1328
1826
2755
3135
2958
2388
2080
1592
1364
1177
956
917
754
624
528
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.1
E
11
Energy kJ
68
68
66
39
39
37
37
37
20
19
18
18
17
8
8
7
7
7
7
2
2
12
12
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
12
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.4
ENE
10
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
NE
11
Energy kJ
107
8
9
8
7
8
8
33
6
3
2
2
2
2
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
13
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
45
45
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
9
4
9
5
4
4
4
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
9
9
7
9
6
6
6
6
9
8
9
8
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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