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 am 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe sea temperature is
12.6°C
1.3° 

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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe at 3PM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 31). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)2ft (0.6m)17s
Afternoon (31 Aug)3ft (0.9m)15s
Evening (31 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
2
!
2
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
17
0.7
SSE
17
0.9
SSE
15
1
SSE
14
1.4
SSE
13
2.1
SSW
9
3.5
SSW
14
2.5
S
13
3
S
13
1.9
SSE
12
1.9
SSE
13
2.2
SSE
14
2.3
SSE
14
2.2
SSE
14
2.1
SSE
14
2
SSE
14
1.7
SSE
14
1.8
SSE
17
1.8
SSE
17
1.7
SSE
17
1.7
SSE
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
229
286
335
407
604
662
3905
2507
2599
1143
1236
1708
1978
1875
1610
1407
1008
1961
1938
1668
1400
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WSW
15
SSW
5
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
5
E
10
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
0
SSE
0
SW
10
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:06AM1.96m
8:24PM2.02m
8:46AM1.99m
9:04PM2.02m
9:29AM2.00m
Low Tide
2:10PM0.50m
2:42AM0.47m
2:52PM0.48m
3:22AM0.44m
3:36PM0.48m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:44
5:45
5:45
 mm
Temp °C
14
17
17
15
13
9
9
9
9
11
12
10
8
7
7
8
12
16
18
16
12
Feels °C
8
11
11
9
8
5
7
5
5
7
8
8
5
3
3
4
8
14
17
13
8
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