
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 17s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe at 8AM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 17s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Tue morning, calm by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SE 9 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
79 | 77 | 47 | 24 | 64 | 57 | 85 | 75 | 41 | 36 | 33 | 29 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 47 | 42 | 37 | 38 | 55 | 133 | 286 | 171 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:22AM1.97m | 6:42PM1.99m | 7:08AM2.03m | 7:25PM2.01m | 7:55AM2.07m | 8:11PM2.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:16AM0.48m | 12:31PM0.51m | 00:59AM0.41m | 1:17PM0.48m | 1:43AM0.37m | 2:06PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 |
33 | 32 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 57 | 85 | 75 | 41 | 36 | 33 | 29 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 24 | 42 | 37 | 38 | 22 | 93 | 286 | 171 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 18 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | E 11 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | NE 5 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 13 | S 13 | NE 5 |
79 | 77 | 47 | 24 | 64 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 31 | 50 | 133 | 90 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | E 11 | E 12 | NE 5 | E 11 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SE 14 | NE 4 | SE 14 |
11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 55 | 8 | 6 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 3 | NE 2 | N 2 | NNW 2 | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NW 3 | — | S 4 | S 5 | — | — | NE 6 | NNE 5 | ENE 3 | NE 8 | — |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 9 | 47 | — | — | 8 | 3 | 6 | 35 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 493 | 515 | 302 | 39 | 94 | 46 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 5 |
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