
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe at 8AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ESE 11 | E 8 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
142 | 121 | 86 | 85 | 56 | 53 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 11 | 21 | 49 | 56 | 85 | 121 | 132 | 172 | 166 | 121 | 119 | 703 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 00:29AM1.96m | 12:59PM1.88m | 1:10AM1.87m | 1:42PM1.82m | 1:52AM1.78m | 2:25PM1.76m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:49AM0.58m | 7:05PM0.70m | 7:32AM0.62m | 7:52PM0.75m | 8:14AM0.67m | 8:41PM0.79m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 8 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 8 |
142 | 121 | 86 | 85 | 56 | 53 | 24 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 49 | 56 | 85 | 121 | 132 | 172 | 166 | 121 | 119 | 253 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 6 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SE 17 | ESE 17 | E 11 |
14 | 10 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 49 | 77 | 112 | 86 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 12 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 6 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 19 | SE 13 | NNE 6 | S 8 | S 18 | ESE 16 |
9 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 103 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 4 | NNW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | NNW 3 | NW 2 | W 2 | WSW 3 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 |
— | — | — | — | 18 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 64 | 703 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 37 | 37 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 45 | 58 | 58 |
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