Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe at 6PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri morning, min 5°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSE 7 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 264 | 215 | 504 | 310 | 564 | 545 | 610 | 703 | 636 | 687 | 594 | 293 | 244 | 211 | 216 | 182 | 154 | 135 | 135 | 99 | 204 |
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 | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 3:11PM1.74m | 3:49AM1.71m | 4:18PM1.80m | 4:41AM1.78m | 5:08PM1.88m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:59AM0.81m | 9:39PM0.76m | 9:59AM0.75m | 10:33PM0.71m | 10:49AM0.67m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — |
mm | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 17 | SSE 8 | S 16 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 110 | 54 | 250 | 134 | 319 | 278 | 331 | 237 | 302 | 364 | 324 | 293 | 244 | 211 | 216 | 182 | 154 | 135 | 135 | 99 | 94 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | ESE 11 | SSE 17 | E 11 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | SSE 15 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 10 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 54 | 12 | 92 | 2 | 124 | 110 | 106 | 73 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 10 | 20 | 35 | 34 | 96 | 81 | 81 | 79 | 204 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | E 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | S 11 | ESE 10 | E 16 | E 13 | — | ESE 15 | S 15 | S 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 26 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 2 | — | 9 | 18 | 5 | 3 | — | 21 | 18 | 20 | 28 | 55 | 89 | 81 | 74 | 71 | 69 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSE 7 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 264 | 215 | 504 | 310 | 564 | 545 | 610 | 703 | 636 | 687 | 594 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 55 | 327 | 289 | 114 | 107 | 58 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 55 | 45 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 0 |
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