Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.69° S 177.97° E

Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe sea temperature is
13.2° C
1.0° 

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 (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 (1.8m), 10s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe at 8PM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 1.7m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)10ft (3.0m)11s
Afternoon (06 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)11s
Evening (06 Aug)6ft (1.8m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
1
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
11
3
S
11
2
S
11
1.8
S
11
1.8
SSW
10
1.6
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.5
SE
10
1.4
SE
10
1
SSE
16
1.6
SE
15
1.7
SE
14
1.7
SSE
14
1.7
SSE
14
1.6
SE
13
1.4
SE
13
1.3
SSE
13
1.2
SE
12
1.3
SSE
12
1.2
SE
12
1.1
SE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2324
2058
969
734
721
560
560
477
363
493
1187
1220
1080
990
854
594
529
435
480
407
298
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
10
SW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNE
10
E
5
NE
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNE
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
11:28AM1.91m
11:47PM1.92m
12:16PM1.90m
00:32AM1.88m
1:05PM1.89m
Low Tide
5:31PM0.52m
6:09AM0.46m
6:20PM0.54m
6:56AM0.45m
7:14PM0.57m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:03
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:23
 mm
Temp °C
6
9
10
8
6
6
5
5
6
10
10
8
7
7
7
8
9
13
14
12
10
Feels °C
1
3
4
4
2
2
1
1
2
7
6
5
4
3
3
4
5
10
11
9
7
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