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Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 14 Dec 2025 NZDTForecast 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
19.0° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe today?
The current surf forecast for Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe at 9AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
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 kJ (?) | 107 | 107 | 77 | 46 | 49 | 64 | 86 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 12 | 18 | 62 | 200 | 230 | 28 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 54 | 35 | 40 | 29 | 28 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:19AM 1.89 | 2:35PM 1.95 | 3:08AM 1.87 | 3:18PM 1.90 | 3:52AM 1.84 | 4:00PM 1.84 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:23AM 0.69 | 8:53PM 0.62 | 9:12AM 0.71 | 9:36PM 0.62 | 9:58AM 0.72 | 10:16PM 0.62 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wed 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 8:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:28 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 19 |
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