Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.69° S 177.97° E

Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 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 (23 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe at 9PM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)--
Afternoon (23 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (23 Aug)1ft (0.3m)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 morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.7
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
14
1.4
SSE
13
1.3
SSE
13
1.1
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
33
32
33
33
33
79
106
103
101
704
663
538
378
294
220
213
115
107
273
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NE
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
ESE
5
E
10
N
15
WNW
Wind State
off
cross-off
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
1:46PM1.73m
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
cloud
clear
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
5:37
5:38
 mm
Temp °C
15
15
12
10
9
8
9
13
14
11
10
10
9
9
10
15
16
14
13
Feels °C
11
11
8
6
4
4
6
11
10
8
7
6
5
6
6
13
14
12
10
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