Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe today (23 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe at 9PM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
33 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 79 | 106 | 103 | 101 | 704 | 663 | 538 | 378 | 294 | 220 | 213 | 115 | 107 | 273 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:46PM1.73m | 2:05AM1.65m | 2:36PM1.70m | 3:08AM1.63m | 3:41PM1.69m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:09PM0.81m | 8:27AM0.80m | 9:07PM0.83m | 9:27AM0.82m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 16 |
25 | 25 | 33 | 33 | 24 | 79 | 106 | 103 | 101 | 704 | 663 | 538 | 378 | 294 | 220 | 213 | 115 | 107 | 273 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSE 15 | ESE 14 | SE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | ESE 12 |
33 | 32 | 15 | 9 | 33 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 75 | 36 | 46 | 30 | 35 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 51 | 82 | 15 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 4 | SW 4 | NE 5 | S 17 | S 18 | S 18 | ESE 13 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | SE 13 |
— | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 33 | 26 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 2 | — | — | — | WNW 2 | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | NNE 10 |
— | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 10 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 10 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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