Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.69° S 177.97° E

Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe sea temperature is
13.7°C
0.6° 

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 (23 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe at 10PM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)--
Afternoon (23 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Evening (23 Sep)7ft (2.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 5°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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
0
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
S
8
1.7
SSE
8
2.2
S
8
2
S
8
2.1
S
8
2.2
S
9
2.3
S
8
2.2
S
8
2
S
8
1.4
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.1
SE
9
1
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.8
ESE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
470
319
567
494
610
741
636
691
568
293
238
216
221
190
168
145
138
110
217
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
25
S
20
S
15
SSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
S
10
S
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
SE
10
ESE
5
NE
10
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
High Tide
3:11PM1.74m
3:49AM1.71m
4:18PM1.80m
4:41AM1.78m
5:08PM1.88m
Low Tide
9:39PM0.76m
9:59AM0.75m
10:33PM0.71m
10:49AM0.67m
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:05
6:05
6:06
 mm
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
10
9
7
6
5
7
10
11
10
8
7
7
6
10
11
12
10
9
Feels °C
5
3
3
2
1
0
1
4
5
7
5
3
3
2
7
7
8
8
6
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