Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe surf break

Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 11 May 2026 NZST
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Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe sea temperature is
16.3° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe today?

The current surf forecast for Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe at 7AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Afternoon (12 May)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (12 May)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
1
3
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSE
14
1.7
SSE
14
1.6
SSE
14
1.5
SSE
13
1.3
SSE
13
1.2
SSE
13
1.1
SSE
13
1.1
SSE
12
1
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
16
1.2
SSE
16
1.3
SSE
15
1.3
SSE
15
1.2
SSE
15
1.2
SSE
14
2.2
S
8
2.5
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
13
1.9
SSE
13
2.4
S
13
1.2
SSE
12
2.2
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1337
1122
933
817
586
491
408
355
283
366
645
696
706
580
557
588
2504
2494
2644
2380
1206
1825
440
1280
Wind (km/h)
5
W
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
10
WNW
10
SW
5
W
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
20
S
20
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:26AM1.85m
1:50PM1.77m
2:13AM1.88m
2:40PM1.83m
3:00AM1.92m
3:29PM1.90m
Low Tide
7:10PM0.70m
7:52AM0.65m
7:59PM0.65m
8:37AM0.58m
8:48PM0.59m
9:22AM0.51m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:00
7:01
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:06
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
9
9
10
11
16
15
14
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
13
13
13
8
6
6
8
8
14
12
13
11
11
9
8
9
8
8
8
9
10
9
8
10
9
8
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSE
14
1.7
SSE
14
1.6
SSE
14
1.5
SSE
13
1.3
SSE
13
1.2
SSE
13
1.1
SSE
13
1.1
SSE
12
1
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
16
1.2
SSE
16
1.3
SSE
15
1.3
SSE
15
1.2
SSE
15
1.2
SSE
14
1.7
SSE
8
2
SSE
14
2
SSE
14
2.1
SSE
14
2
SSE
14
1.9
SSE
13
1.8
SSE
13
1.2
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
6
Energy kJ
1337
1122
933
817
586
491
408
355
283
366
645
696
706
580
557
344
1487
1407
1657
1428
1206
1103
440
136
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.8
SSE
12
0.7
S
6
1
S
6
1.2
SSE
6
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
1.2
SSE
14
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.8
SE
7
1.1
SSE
12
Energy kJ
77
74
74
71
71
71
48
47
45
156
31
76
115
27
27
527
28
27
27
27
15
15
54
333
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.4
SSE
16
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.4
E
10
0.3
SSE
22
0.2
SSE
22
0.3
SSW
19
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
Energy kJ
14
14
29
28
28
27
26
12
91
44
43
42
26
10
10
28
91
45
74
15
15
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
3
0.3
NNE
3
0.4
SSW
4
1.2
SSW
5
1.5
S
6
1.8
S
6
1.5
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
7
2.2
S
8
2.5
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
13
2.4
S
13
1
S
6
2.2
S
12
Energy kJ
3
2
5
73
171
259
181
247
588
2504
2494
2644
2380
1825
64
1280
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
55
55
55
69
69
69
69
114
69
115
46
115
115
115
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
8
9
9
8
6
8
6
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
9
5
5
9
5
9
9
8
9
9
8
6
8
7
6
6
9
9
5
9
5
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