Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.69° S 177.97° E

Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe sea temperature is
13.0°C
1.0° 

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 (12 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe at 6AM is: 0.4m 17s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 11). 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) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)17s
Afternoon (12 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Evening (12 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)15s

Table - waves today at Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
12
Sunday
13
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
3
4
4
4
4
0
0
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
SSE
18
0.4
SSE
18
0.4
SSE
18
0.4
SSE
17
0.4
SSE
17
0.6
SSE
16
0.8
SSE
16
1
SSE
16
1.4
SSE
15
2.1
SSE
15
2.1
SSE
15
1.9
SSE
15
1.7
SSE
15
1.6
SSE
15
2
S
14
2.1
S
11
1.5
SSE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
103
102
102
101
94
211
359
547
849
1900
1976
1690
1271
1091
1487
991
769
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
15
SW
20
S
15
SSW
5
SSW
5
NNW
10
NNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSW
5
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
6:09PM2.01m
6:33AM1.95m
6:53PM2.05m
7:17AM1.99m
7:34PM2.05m
Low Tide
00:26AM0.48m
12:37PM0.42m
1:10AM0.44m
1:23PM0.42m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:54
5:55
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
11
9
9
9
13
10
10
10
8
8
8
7
11
15
14
11
10
Feels °C
8
6
6
6
9
5
6
8
6
5
6
4
8
9
9
7
8
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