Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.69° S 177.97° E

Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe sea temperature is
12.9°C
1.2° 

Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe today (15 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe at 2PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Afternoon (15 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (15 Sep)3ft (0.9m)10s

Table - waves today at Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
10
1
SE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
0.7
SE
10
0.9
SE
12
0.8
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
242
189
196
171
137
128
103
122
103
81
81
99
94
199
151
133
125
100
81
58
58
Wind (km/h)
10
N
15
E
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
SE
10
ESE
5
NNE
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
10
NNE
Wind State
off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
8:43AM2.00m
8:56PM1.97m
9:25AM1.96m
9:40PM1.91m
10:09AM1.91m
Low Tide
2:52PM0.48m
3:13AM0.47m
3:37PM0.54m
3:56AM0.53m
4:21PM0.61m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:07
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:58
5:58
5:59
 mm
1
Temp °C
11
14
15
13
11
10
10
10
13
15
16
14
11
9
9
8
15
17
16
15
12
Feels °C
9
11
11
11
9
7
7
7
11
13
14
13
8
5
5
4
11
12
12
11
10
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