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 am 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe sea temperature is
12.8° C
1.4° 

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 (11 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe at 10AM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (11 Aug)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (11 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
12
0.6
SE
12
1.6
SSW
8
1.4
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.3
SSW
8
1.1
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
8
1
SE
8
1
SE
8
1.2
SE
11
1.3
SE
11
1.2
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
1
SE
10
1
SE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
93
90
276
245
309
246
177
200
154
126
129
114
344
361
292
245
177
166
145
118
93
77
74
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
N
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:29AM1.77m
4:07PM1.85m
4:46AM1.79m
5:27PM1.91m
5:54AM1.85m
6:28PM2.00m
Low Tide
9:49AM0.51m
10:31PM0.63m
11:01AM0.49m
11:47PM0.60m
12:04PM0.45m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:58
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:28
5:29
 mm
Temp °C
9
8
10
14
13
11
9
9
9
9
10
12
13
11
9
8
7
7
9
14
15
12
11
Feels °C
6
5
7
10
9
8
6
7
6
8
9
9
9
8
6
5
4
4
6
12
12
10
9
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