Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.69° S 177.97° E

Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe sea temperature is
15.1°C
0.3° 

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 (18 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe at 7AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 2.0m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)8ft (2.5m)9s
Afternoon (18 Oct)7ft (2.1m)9s
Evening (18 Oct)3ft (0.9m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
2
0
0
0
1
3
2
3
3
3
1
2
3
2
3
3
3
1
1
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
10
3
S
10
3
S
10
2.4
S
9
2.2
S
9
2
S
9
0.9
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
13
1.1
SSE
15
1.2
SSE
16
1.2
SSE
15
1.2
SSE
15
1.2
SSE
14
1.2
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
14
1.2
SSE
14
1.2
SSE
14
1.3
SSE
14
1.3
SSE
14
1.2
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
16
0.9
SSE
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1985
1712
1419
979
803
685
281
326
257
539
645
637
588
565
549
465
557
557
687
668
504
238
441
435
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
5
W
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
N
15
ESE
10
E
5
NE
5
NW
5
WNW
5
W
10
W
15
S
15
SE
15
SE
10
ENE
10
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
High Tide
11:40PM1.71m
12:08PM1.76m
00:29AM1.69m
12:58PM1.75m
1:19AM1.68m
1:48PM1.76m
Low Tide
5:57AM0.75m
6:30PM0.73m
6:48AM0.80m
7:23PM0.75m
7:38AM0.81m
8:18PM0.75m
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Temp °C
11
10
8
11
13
14
13
10
10
9
10
15
17
17
16
14
12
11
11
14
15
15
13
12
Feels °C
5
5
4
6
8
9
10
8
7
6
7
13
13
14
14
12
9
9
9
11
12
12
12
10
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