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 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe sea temperature is
13.5° C
1.0° 

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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 22s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe at 3AM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Afternoon (18 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (18 Jul)5ft (1.6m)22s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ESE
15
1.4
ESE
15
1.4
ESE
15
1.3
ESE
14
1.3
ESE
14
1.3
ESE
14
1.3
ESE
14
1.4
SSE
23
1.6
SSE
22
1.6
SSE
21
1.6
SSE
20
1.6
SSE
19
1.5
SSE
18
1.4
SSE
18
1.2
SSE
17
1.1
SSE
17
1.1
SSE
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
949
880
869
742
722
702
586
1952
2287
2124
1853
1760
1377
1136
908
702
661
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
0
S
5
SSE
0
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
S
20
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:28PM2.11m
8:53AM1.99m
9:21PM2.12m
9:45AM2.01m
Low Tide
2:51AM0.53m
3:01PM0.47m
3:41AM0.52m
3:54PM0.50m
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>
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
 mm
Temp °C
10
9
8
7
8
12
12
10
9
8
7
7
8
14
13
11
11
Feels °C
8
7
5
4
5
11
10
9
7
5
4
4
5
11
8
8
8
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