
Surf Forecasts:
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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 ForecastLight 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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 14 | S 11 | SSE 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
103 | 102 | 102 | 101 | 94 | 211 | 359 | 547 | 849 | 1900 | 1976 | 1690 | 1271 | 1091 | 1487 | 991 | 769 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 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 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 |
27 | 24 | 15 | 101 | 94 | 211 | 72 | 91 | 849 | 1900 | 1976 | 1690 | 1271 | 1091 | 886 | 446 | 769 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 6 | ESE 7 | ENE 8 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 6 | E 9 |
103 | 102 | 102 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 359 | 547 | 107 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 70 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 8 | E 13 | E 8 | E 13 | E 8 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 9 | E 12 |
12 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 2 | — | — | WSW 2 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | NE 8 | — | — | SSW 4 | S 14 | S 11 | — |
1 | — | — | 1 | 19 | 66 | 138 | 128 | — | — | 11 | — | — | 8 | 1487 | 991 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 118 | 45 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 345 | 45 | 5 |
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