Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe at 6PM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Fri afternoon, light winds from the W by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 205 | 1193 | 1944 | 1960 | 1958 | 1765 | 1661 | 3289 | 1446 | 2923 | 2744 | 2567 | 2362 | 2167 | 1522 | 1375 | 893 | 845 | 739 | 497 | 265 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:33AM1.83m | 10:51PM1.74m | 11:19AM1.79m | 11:40PM1.71m | 12:08PM1.76m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:51PM0.66m | 5:05AM0.68m | 5:39PM0.70m | 5:57AM0.75m | 6:30PM0.73m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — |
mm | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 |
Feels °C | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1504 | 1446 | 1418 | 1418 | 1387 | 1280 | 1093 | 970 | 821 | 617 | 539 | 450 | 256 | 240 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 13 | — | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | — | NE 12 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | — | 5 | 49 | 133 | 174 | 236 | 285 | 265 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 12 | E 12 | SE 13 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 42 | 3 | 2 | 94 | 64 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 16 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — |
| kJ | 205 | 1193 | 1944 | 1960 | 1958 | 1765 | 1661 | 3289 | 21 | 2923 | 2744 | 2567 | 2362 | 2167 | 1522 | 1375 | 893 | 845 | 739 | 497 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 69 | 92 | 92 | 98 | 92 | 98 | 115 | 118 | 118 | 124 | 288 | 118 | 118 | 117 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 124 | 44 | 35 | 0 |
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