Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe at 3AM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue night, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||
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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 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 14 | SSE 14 | SSW 14 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2622 | 3148 | 3352 | 3050 | 2650 | 3730 | 3028 | 1864 | 1136 | 2441 | 642 | 1633 | 562 | 461 | 439 | 501 | 190 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:22PM2.02m | 10:47AM1.96m | 11:06PM1.95m | 11:32AM1.90m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:39AM0.51m | 4:56PM0.58m | 5:24AM0.56m | 5:42PM0.65m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | -1 | -2 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | — | ESE 15 | — | SE 14 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 10 | — | 22 | — | 31 | 2171 | 1287 | 684 | 813 | 606 | 461 | 447 | 460 | 460 | 390 | 190 | 190 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 14 | ESE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 65 | 465 | 495 | 1136 | 811 | 642 | 431 | 243 | 141 | 99 | 184 | 151 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 424 | 744 | 73 | — | — | — | — | 27 | 28 | 55 | 32 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 14 | — | SSW 14 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — |
| kJ | 2622 | 3148 | 3352 | 3050 | 2650 | 3730 | 3028 | 1864 | 1121 | 2441 | — | 1633 | 562 | 461 | 439 | 501 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 124 | 124 | 352 | 118 | 129 | 118 | 118 | 69 | 69 | 5 | 0 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 5 | 0 |
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