
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe at 12PM is: 1.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1447 | 1393 | 1323 | 1305 | 1241 | 1037 | 857 | 778 | 640 | 604 | 514 | 553 | 480 | 384 | 336 | 273 | 265 | 246 | 253 | 201 | 136 | 91 | 212 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:14AM2.06m | 9:29PM2.01m | 10:00AM2.06m | 10:19PM1.97m | 10:50AM2.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:03AM0.39m | 3:23PM0.46m | 3:47AM0.39m | 4:12PM0.48m | 4:36AM0.43m | 5:05PM0.52m | |||||||||||||||||
6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 16 |
1447 | 1393 | 1323 | 1305 | 1241 | 1037 | 857 | 778 | 640 | 604 | 514 | 553 | 480 | 384 | 336 | 273 | 265 | 246 | 253 | 201 | 136 | 91 | 212 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 4 | SE 11 | NNE 9 | N 12 | NE 9 | NE 3 | — | NE 6 | NE 4 | — | NE 11 | NE 10 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | ENE 3 |
34 | 26 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 4 | 51 | 45 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NE 9 | SE 11 | E 11 | N 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 13 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | — | NNE 4 | — | NE 9 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 |
— | — | — | — | 9 | 45 | 60 | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
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