
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe at 3AM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu night, strong winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 14 | S 14 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 23 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 230 | 993 | 1412 | 2122 | 4596 | 4378 | 4223 | 4292 | 3829 | 3730 | 3434 | 3227 | 2626 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:50AM1.88m | 10:02PM1.79m | 10:33AM1.83m | 10:51PM1.74m | 11:19AM1.79m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:32AM0.51m | 4:05PM0.61m | 4:16AM0.59m | 4:51PM0.66m | 5:05AM0.68m | 5:39PM0.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 14 | ENE 5 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
8 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 3 | 11 | 22 | 23 | 9 | 16 | 11 | 4 | — | — | — | 2069 | 2053 | 1935 | 2010 | 1862 | 1756 | 1745 | 1609 | 1338 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 4 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 11 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 15 | NE 12 | — | — |
16 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 172 | 6 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 9 | NE 7 | S 12 | S 14 | SW 4 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 4 | — | — | NNW 2 | N 3 | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 |
— | 5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 230 | 993 | 1412 | 2122 | 4596 | 4378 | 4223 | 4292 | 3829 | 3730 | 3434 | 3227 | 2626 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 39 | 39 | 52 | 52 | 376 | 45 | 14 | 14 | 24 | 17 | 24 | 39 | 39 | 69 | 69 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 115 | 118 | 115 | 118 | 122 | 69 |
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