
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe at 6PM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | S 6 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 14 | SSE 14 | S 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
95 | 199 | 359 | 547 | 744 | 1875 | 1781 | 1551 | 1167 | 996 | 1423 | 459 | 890 | 581 | 735 | 692 | 569 | 525 | 560 | 433 | 359 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:33AM1.95m | 6:53PM2.05m | 7:17AM1.99m | 7:34PM2.05m | 8:00AM2.01m | 8:14PM2.02m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:37PM0.42m | 1:10AM0.44m | 1:23PM0.42m | 1:52AM0.42m | 2:08PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||
6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
95 | 112 | 85 | 80 | 744 | 1875 | 1781 | 1551 | 1167 | 996 | 789 | 459 | 408 | 581 | 735 | 692 | 569 | 525 | 560 | 433 | 359 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | E 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 12 | NE 12 | E 13 |
7 | 195 | 359 | 547 | 184 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 53 | 83 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 11 | ENE 8 | SE 11 | E 9 | E 12 | E 9 | — | SE 11 | NE 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 |
4 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | — | — | S 14 | SSW 6 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
11 | 199 | 153 | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | 1423 | 48 | 890 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 55 | 93 | 35 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 118 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
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