Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe at 5PM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 2.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.8m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed morning, light winds from the ENE by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSW 14 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | ESE 10 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2513 | 3481 | 2811 | 1864 | 1122 | 811 | 642 | 1791 | 509 | 481 | 489 | 489 | 185 | 157 | 237 | 276 | 153 | 688 | 568 | 500 | 235 |
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 | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 10:47AM1.96m | 11:06PM1.95m | 11:32AM1.90m | 11:48PM1.87m | 12:17PM1.84m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:56PM0.58m | 5:24AM0.56m | 5:42PM0.65m | 6:09AM0.62m | 6:28PM0.72m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 50 | 2171 | 1242 | 684 | 761 | 540 | 450 | 411 | 490 | 449 | 216 | 184 | 185 | 157 | 125 | 131 | 99 | 688 | 568 | 500 | 235 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 13 | ESE 9 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | — | 46 | 355 | 1572 | 1088 | 811 | 642 | 431 | 189 | 156 | 180 | 168 | 151 | 124 | 124 | 96 | 114 | 121 | 141 | 118 | 85 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 16 | — | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | — | S 16 | — | SSE 16 |
| kJ | — | — | 424 | — | 39 | — | — | — | — | 27 | 98 | 96 | 33 | 57 | 237 | 276 | 153 | — | 317 | — | 137 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | SSW 14 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 |
| kJ | 2513 | 3481 | 2811 | 1864 | 1122 | — | — | 1791 | 509 | 481 | 489 | 489 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 129 | 129 | 118 | 69 | 55 | 5 | 0 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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