
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe at 9AM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed morning, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | S 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SE 11 | SSW 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SE 15 | SE 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
5199 | 3445 | 3146 | 5288 | 4443 | 4083 | 3489 | 2947 | 3355 | 2759 | 2177 | 1518 | 935 | 406 | 647 | 468 | 508 | 428 | 498 | 448 | 620 | 1074 | 1002 | |
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 | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 10:42AM1.92m | 11:05PM1.95m | 11:28AM1.91m | 11:47PM1.92m | 12:16PM1.90m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:41AM0.50m | 4:47PM0.51m | 5:24AM0.47m | 5:31PM0.52m | 6:09AM0.46m | 6:20PM0.54m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | -4 | -3 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | — | — | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 15 | SE 14 |
2850 | — | — | 2736 | 2279 | 2033 | 1744 | 1485 | 1316 | 1100 | 911 | 806 | 743 | 406 | 570 | 468 | 508 | 428 | 460 | 286 | 286 | 1074 | 1002 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 11 | NE 18 | ESE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 10 | SE 14 | SSE 6 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 20 | ESE 14 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 12 | 25 | 63 | 77 | 517 | 92 | 82 | 88 | 140 | 38 | 73 | 209 | 448 | 620 | 77 | 52 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 18 | NE 18 | NE 18 | NE 18 | NE 10 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 13 | SE 12 | SSE 19 | S 18 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 89 | 118 | 151 | 66 | 69 | 498 | 152 | 93 | 220 | 180 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | — | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
5199 | 3445 | 3146 | 5288 | 4443 | 4083 | 3489 | 2947 | 3355 | 2759 | 2177 | 1518 | 935 | — | 647 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 125 | 128 | 128 | 129 | 129 | 114 | 110 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 45 | 44 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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