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 pm 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe sea temperature is
12.3°C
1.6° 

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 (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe at 3AM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (24 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (24 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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)
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.6
S
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
14
1.4
SSE
13
1.3
SSE
13
1.1
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
33
33
33
54
140
134
83
631
663
538
378
294
227
217
169
107
270
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
ENE
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
0
E
5
ESE
10
NNE
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:05AM1.65m
2:36PM1.70m
3:08AM1.63m
3:41PM1.69m
Low Tide
8:09PM0.81m
8:27AM0.80m
9:07PM0.83m
9:27AM0.82m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:38
 mm
Temp °C
12
10
8
8
10
14
14
11
10
10
9
8
11
15
16
14
13
Feels °C
8
6
3
5
7
12
10
8
6
6
6
5
8
13
14
12
10
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