
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe at 2AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
907 | 909 | 367 | 291 | 266 | 211 | 206 | 159 | 151 | 113 | 113 | 98 | 79 | 79 | 67 | 56 | 44 | 44 | 37 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:51PM1.83m | 3:33AM1.75m | 4:11PM1.86m | 4:48AM1.81m | 5:18PM1.94m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:17PM0.66m | 9:47AM0.55m | 10:31PM0.62m | 10:55AM0.51m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 |
482 | 443 | 367 | 291 | 266 | 211 | 206 | 159 | 151 | 113 | 113 | 98 | 79 | 79 | 67 | 56 | 44 | 44 | 37 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | E 17 | E 17 | E 15 | E 15 | S 9 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | S 16 |
4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 20 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | E 15 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | E 16 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | S 17 | ENE 8 |
5 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 3 | — | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — |
907 | 909 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 45 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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