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Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe Surf Forecast
/ Gisborne and Mahia (37 surf breaks) /
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Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 23 May 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe sea temperature is
15.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe today?
The current surf forecast for Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe at 4AM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (24 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (24 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | ENE 11 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | |
82 | 78 | 71 | 91 | 219 | 366 | 408 | 376 | 351 | 518 | 673 | 847 | 627 | 751 | 706 | 636 | 508 | 452 | 421 | 336 | 326 | 321 | 257 | 196 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 11:53PM2.03m | 12:19PM1.89m | 00:51AM2.00m | 1:23PM1.88m | 1:44AM1.98m | 2:22PM1.89m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:14AM0.64m | 6:30PM0.64m | 7:11AM0.63m | 7:28PM0.66m | 8:03AM0.60m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — |
— | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 |
11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | ENE 11 | SSE 5 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 6 |
 kJ | 82 | 78 | 71 | 91 | 19 | 366 | 408 | 376 | 351 | 518 | 673 | 847 | 627 | 751 | 706 | 636 | 508 | 452 | 421 | 336 | 326 | 321 | 257 | 50 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 17 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 45 | 48 | 24 | 47 | 219 | 31 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 74 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 51 | 73 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 57 | 61 | 196 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 11 | SSE 15 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | SE 6 | S 20 | S 19 | E 4 | E 13 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 8 | NE 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 41 | 43 | 82 | 75 | 74 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 74 | — | 17 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 61 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 2 | SW 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | — | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 7 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | — | — | SW 2 | SSW 4 | S 6 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 33 | — | 37 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 106 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 69 | 93 | 46 | 44 | 45 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 44 | 5 |
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