
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe at 1AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
265 | 178 | 158 | 107 | 90 | 86 | 85 | 83 | 81 | 80 | 88 | 113 | 113 | 133 | 186 | 220 | 204 | 269 | 209 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 3:35PM1.82m | 4:05AM1.76m | 4:28PM1.86m | 4:54AM1.83m | 5:16PM1.91m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:00PM0.68m | 10:15AM0.69m | 10:47PM0.62m | 11:03AM0.62m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 26 | 27 | 21 | 16 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 17 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 |
265 | 178 | 158 | 107 | 90 | 86 | 85 | 83 | 81 | 80 | 88 | 113 | 113 | 55 | 83 | 220 | 204 | 269 | 209 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | — | E 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | S 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 6 | SSE 14 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | E 14 |
5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 17 | 31 | 30 | 18 | 6 | 53 | 20 | 186 | 81 | 79 | — | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | SSE 15 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | E 14 | S 20 |
— | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 133 | 15 | 14 | 26 | 4 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | NE 4 | — | — | SW 2 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 9 | NNE 3 | — | NNE 6 |
2 | 7 | — | — | 1 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | — | 7 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 40 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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