Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe today (12 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe at 2PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sun 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | E 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 63 | 49 | 55 | 59 | 215 | 57 | 83 | 82 | 82 | 86 | 87 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 46 | 110 | 178 | 217 | 263 | 679 | 763 | 736 | 565 | 459 | 352 | 249 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:39AM1.82m | 8:46PM1.73m | 9:22AM1.79m | 9:35PM1.71m | 10:07AM1.77m | 10:26PM1.70m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:17AM0.53m | 2:53PM0.66m | 3:00AM0.60m | 3:41PM0.69m | 3:47AM0.66m | 4:29PM0.71m | 4:38AM0.73m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | 7:58 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 63 | 49 | 55 | 59 | 79 | 57 | 83 | 82 | 82 | 77 | 71 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 46 | 110 | 178 | 217 | 263 | 679 | 763 | 736 | 565 | 459 | 352 | 249 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SSE 13 | S 13 | SSE 12 | S 16 | E 11 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | S 5 | E 4 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 12 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 17 | 3 | 14 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 44 | 43 | 44 | 106 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 16 | SE 12 | SSE 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 9 | S 6 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | E 4 | E 4 | — | E 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 43 | 17 | 2 | 86 | 87 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 22 | 5 | 3 | — | 46 | 23 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | E 4 | ENE 4 | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 215 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 6 | 8 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 45 | 111 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 46 | 45 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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