
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 19s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe at 9AM is: 0.3m 19s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
43 | 38 | 72 | 176 | 169 | 162 | 103 | 102 | 102 | 100 | 95 | 211 | 354 | 547 | 725 | 1646 | 1951 | 1735 | 1346 | 1091 | 1505 | 1228 | 884 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:44AM1.88m | 6:09PM2.01m | 6:33AM1.95m | 6:53PM2.05m | 7:17AM1.99m | 7:34PM2.05m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:50AM0.46m | 00:26AM0.48m | 12:37PM0.42m | 1:10AM0.44m | 1:23PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 6 | SSE 17 | SSE 6 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 |
26 | 26 | 21 | 34 | 35 | 43 | 27 | 24 | 15 | 12 | 95 | 54 | 354 | 547 | 725 | 1646 | 1951 | 1735 | 1346 | 1091 | 886 | 534 | 402 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | S 8 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | ESE 6 | SSE 16 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
43 | 37 | 18 | 176 | 169 | 162 | 103 | 102 | 102 | 100 | 4 | 211 | 43 | 37 | 38 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 53 | 57 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | SSE 20 | SSE 19 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 8 | SE 11 | E 8 | E 8 |
31 | 38 | 72 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 3 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | NNE 3 | W 2 | WSW 2 | SSW 7 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | NE 8 | — | — | — | S 14 | S 13 | S 10 |
— | 1 | 18 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 50 | 35 | 96 | 77 | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | 1505 | 1228 | 884 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 69 | 118 | 35 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 170 | 5 | 5 |
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