Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe at 12AM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.9m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.7m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSW 14 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2804 | 1864 | 1122 | 811 | 549 | 1956 | 573 | 601 | 559 | 501 | 185 | 160 | 153 | 306 | 211 | 696 | 568 | 519 | 235 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 11:06PM1.95m | 11:32AM1.90m | 11:48PM1.87m | 12:17PM1.84m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:56PM0.58m | 5:24AM0.56m | 5:42PM0.65m | 6:09AM0.62m | 6:28PM0.72m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 10 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 1284 | 731 | 761 | 580 | 497 | 421 | 490 | 449 | 252 | 216 | 185 | 160 | 151 | 125 | 160 | 696 | 568 | 519 | 235 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 355 | 1572 | 1088 | 811 | 549 | 431 | 189 | 141 | 177 | 154 | 154 | 124 | 111 | 111 | 108 | 121 | 123 | 116 | 85 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | — | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | — | S 16 | — | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 424 | — | 39 | — | — | — | — | 27 | 98 | 96 | 32 | 58 | 153 | 306 | 211 | — | 317 | — | 135 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 10 | — | SSW 14 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 |
| kJ | 2804 | 1864 | 1122 | 586 | — | 1956 | 573 | 601 | 559 | 501 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 118 | 69 | 55 | 5 | 0 | 45 | 45 | 55 | 44 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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