
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe at 9PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 28). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | ESE 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
242 | 248 | 201 | 164 | 217 | 258 | 356 | 405 | 398 | 425 | 679 | 1048 | 1479 | 1540 | 1447 | 1393 | 1198 | 1182 | 1214 | 1037 | 822 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 7:48AM1.99m | 8:05PM2.03m | 8:30AM2.04m | 8:45PM2.03m | 9:14AM2.06m | 9:29PM2.01m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:53PM0.49m | 2:22AM0.42m | 2:37PM0.46m | 3:03AM0.39m | 3:23PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||
6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 |
242 | 248 | 201 | 164 | 217 | 258 | 356 | 405 | 398 | 425 | 679 | 1048 | 1479 | 1540 | 1447 | 1393 | 1198 | 1182 | 1214 | 1037 | 822 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ENE 4 |
181 | 136 | 133 | 140 | 106 | 99 | 83 | 87 | 59 | 29 | 18 | 18 | 27 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 25 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | NE 11 | NE 11 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | — | NE 11 | NE 10 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 71 | 56 | 56 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 4 | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | — | SSW 7 | — | SSW 7 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 4 |
— | — | 3 | 8 | 1 | 2 | — | 196 | — | 58 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 24 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 44 | 46 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 234 | 0 | 0 |
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