
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe at 10AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
307 | 276 | 237 | 182 | 174 | 178 | 200 | 196 | 161 | 145 | 110 | 94 | 90 | 65 | 57 | 58 | 55 | 53 | 29 | 28 | 37 | 33 | 32 | 34 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:38AM1.86m | 3:12PM1.90m | 3:39AM1.84m | 4:14PM1.90m | 4:47AM1.84m | 5:25PM1.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:01AM0.42m | 9:28PM0.56m | 10:01AM0.43m | 10:33PM0.58m | 11:06AM0.44m | 11:47PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | 5:05 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
307 | 276 | 237 | 182 | 174 | 178 | 200 | 196 | 161 | 145 | 110 | 94 | 90 | 65 | 57 | 58 | 44 | 42 | 26 | 26 | 37 | 33 | 32 | 34 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | NE 6 | ESE 12 | E 12 |
201 | 186 | 123 | 118 | 105 | 98 | 92 | 73 | 70 | 43 | 59 | 57 | 50 | 31 | 18 | 34 | 55 | 53 | 29 | 28 | 14 | 1 | 15 | 12 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 6 | SE 11 | S 7 | S 6 | E 12 | — | — | — | NE 12 | NE 11 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 9 | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 10 | E 10 | E 13 | S 12 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
20 | 18 | 7 | 27 | 31 | 32 | 22 | 3 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 39 | 36 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NNE 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 6 | — | — |
73 | 58 | 62 | — | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
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