Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe at 6AM is: 2.4m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.5m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.5m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 10°C on Sun night, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Mon night, strong winds from the SSW by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 870 | 1088 | 1196 | 1064 | 1019 | 922 | 1915 | 1764 | 1703 | 1406 | 1342 | 1337 | 720 | 947 | 1402 | 1996 | 6323 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:51PM2.10m | 9:16AM2.02m | 9:37PM2.07m | 10:02AM2.01m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:10AM0.46m | 3:25PM0.47m | 3:54AM0.48m | 4:11PM0.52m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — |
mm | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -1 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 276 | 378 | 344 | 383 | 314 | 331 | 838 | 784 | 844 | 788 | 688 | 635 | 586 | 30 | 19 | 9 | 2873 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | S 19 | SSW 19 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | ESE 10 | E 10 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | E 18 | E 18 | — | — |
| kJ | 30 | 66 | 118 | 162 | 139 | 131 | 139 | 75 | 74 | 72 | 69 | 40 | 39 | 6 | 6 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | SE 15 | ESE 15 | NE 8 | — | — | S 16 | SSE 15 | — | — | — | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 22 | 18 | — | — | 126 | 79 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 11 |
| kJ | 870 | 1088 | 1196 | 1064 | 1019 | 922 | 1915 | 1764 | 1703 | 1406 | 1342 | 1337 | 720 | 947 | 1402 | 1996 | 6323 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 291 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 115 | 115 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 124 | 287 | 124 | 126 |
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