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Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand
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Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe sea temperature is
15.3° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe today (31 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe at 9AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 31). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (31 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wed 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 8 | |
251 | 218 | 171 | 128 | 105 | 78 | 56 | 43 | 41 | 76 | 88 | 206 | 311 | 73 | 303 | 340 | 520 | 772 | 153 | 115 | 1094 | 995 | 798 | 184 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 5:29AM1.76m | 6:03PM1.78m | 6:09AM1.72m | 6:47PM1.76m | 6:52AM1.69m | 7:31PM1.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:42AM0.57m | 00:10AM0.70m | 12:23PM0.60m | 00:58AM0.73m | 1:06PM0.63m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | |
— | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | 4:53 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 5 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
7 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | S 12 | NE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 |
251 | 218 | 171 | 128 | 105 | 78 | 56 | 43 | 41 | 17 | 25 | 25 | 103 | 16 | 75 | 66 | 86 | 125 | 3 | 38 | 96 | 232 | 193 | 184 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 14 | S 14 | ENE 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 67 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 15 | SSE 10 | SSE 15 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 9 | S 15 | — | — | S 14 | — | S 13 | S 13 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 4 | — | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — |
4 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 45 | 52 | 38 | 29 | 42 | 76 | 88 | 206 | 311 | 73 | 303 | 340 | 520 | 772 | 153 | 115 | 1094 | 995 | 798 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 291 | 252 | 166 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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