
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe at 4AM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 2.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 16 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SSE 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
3489 | 2947 | 3355 | 2897 | 2496 | 2241 | 969 | 734 | 740 | 622 | 560 | 477 | 370 | 493 | 1187 | 1109 | 1095 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:05PM1.95m | 11:28AM1.91m | 11:47PM1.92m | 12:16PM1.90m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:24AM0.47m | 5:31PM0.52m | 6:09AM0.46m | 6:20PM0.54m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SSE 14 |
1744 | 1597 | 1316 | 1194 | 940 | 814 | 791 | 652 | 628 | 560 | 560 | 477 | 370 | 370 | 1187 | 1109 | 1095 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 18 | ESE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 13 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | SSE 19 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SSE 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 11 |
5 | 12 | 25 | 63 | 57 | 142 | 99 | 91 | 88 | 118 | 37 | 89 | 167 | 493 | 114 | 78 | 153 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 18 | NE 18 | NE 18 | NE 18 | NE 17 | NE 16 | SE 14 | S 20 | S 19 | SE 18 | SSE 17 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 14 |
— | — | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 118 | 8 | 29 | 84 | 336 | 132 | 240 | 164 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3489 | 2947 | 3355 | 2897 | 2496 | 2241 | 969 | 734 | 740 | 622 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 114 | 55 | 69 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 122 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
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