
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe at 3AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 15). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
137 | 128 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 81 | 81 | 99 | 94 | 199 | 172 | 133 | 127 | 122 | 94 | 58 | 58 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:56PM1.97m | 9:25AM1.96m | 9:40PM1.91m | 10:09AM1.91m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:13AM0.47m | 3:37PM0.54m | 3:56AM0.53m | 4:21PM0.61m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
137 | 128 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 81 | 81 | 99 | 94 | 199 | 172 | 133 | 127 | 122 | 94 | 58 | 58 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | S 14 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | ESE 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | ENE 3 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 39 | 39 | 41 | 59 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 53 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | — | E 12 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 15 | NE 4 | NE 6 |
17 | 4 | 4 | — | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 3 | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | — | NW 2 | N 4 | — | — | — | ENE 2 | — | — | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | NNE 2 | — | NNE 5 | NNE 6 |
6 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 23 | 58 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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