Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe at 1AM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 18 | ESE 17 | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SSE 23 | SSE 22 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 273 | 576 | 657 | 779 | 880 | 1055 | 1029 | 1136 | 1093 | 1095 | 936 | 936 | 857 | 742 | 722 | 702 | 586 | 1952 | 2287 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:34PM2.06m | 7:58AM1.95m | 8:28PM2.11m | 8:53AM1.99m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:10PM0.44m | 1:58AM0.54m | 2:07PM0.45m | 2:51AM0.53m | 3:01PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 18 | ESE 17 | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SSE 23 | SSE 22 |
| kJ | 273 | 576 | 657 | 779 | 880 | 1055 | 1029 | 1136 | 1093 | 1095 | 936 | 936 | 857 | 742 | 722 | 702 | 586 | 1952 | 2287 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | S 17 | S 16 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 87 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 100 | 151 | 186 | 140 | 371 | 293 | 226 | 164 | 161 | 569 | 522 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | NE 10 | — | SW 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 18 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | — | S 20 | S 19 | S 24 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 6 | 4 | — | 4 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 39 | 103 | 124 | 113 | 109 | — | 8 | 30 | 432 | 189 | 141 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 8 | 23 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 0 |
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