
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe today (08 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe at 7AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 08). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (08 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (08 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 8 | Monday 9 | Tuesday 10 | Wed 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSE 12 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
169 | 295 | 255 | 45 | 200 | 45 | 47 | 33 | 32 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 26 | 50 | 47 | 42 | 41 | 35 | 34 | 96 | 72 | 29 | 106 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:50AM1.90m | 6:04PM1.90m | 6:33AM1.90m | 6:44PM1.87m | 7:15AM1.88m | 7:23PM1.82m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:32PM0.50m | 11:56AM0.55m | 00:16AM0.48m | 12:39PM0.55m | 00:57AM0.47m | 1:22PM0.58m | 1:37AM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | 7:53 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 23 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSE 16 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
57 | 55 | 44 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 47 | 33 | 32 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 47 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 32 | 23 | 22 | 26 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | S 8 | E 10 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | ENE 6 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 42 | 41 | 35 | 34 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | E 11 | S 11 | S 16 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | S 13 | E 9 | S 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 6 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 26 | 50 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 33 | 29 | 29 | 14 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
169 | 295 | 255 | — | 200 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | 90 | 96 | 72 | 65 | 106 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 24 | 111 | 138 | 39 | 45 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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