Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.69° S 177.97° E

Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe sea temperature is
13.1° C
1.4° 

Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe today (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 18s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe at 7PM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)5ft (1.5m)18s
Afternoon (19 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)17s
Evening (19 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
1
2
1
1
0
1
1
2
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSE
18
1.4
SSE
18
1.3
SSE
17
1.1
SSE
17
1.1
SSE
16
1
SSE
16
1
SSE
16
1
SSE
15
1
SSE
15
1.4
SSE
15
1.3
SSE
19
1.7
SSE
19
1.8
SSE
19
1.8
SSE
18
1.7
SSE
17
1.7
SSE
17
1.6
SSE
16
1.5
SSE
16
1.4
SSE
15
1.3
SSE
14
1.2
SSE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1377
1136
950
702
653
540
540
507
487
856
1121
2111
2300
2268
1733
1597
1310
1055
856
697
553
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
W
10
W
0
S
5
ESE
5
NE
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
off
High Tide
9:45AM2.01m
10:13PM2.11m
10:36AM2.00m
11:02PM2.08m
11:25AM1.98m
Low Tide
3:54PM0.50m
4:31AM0.53m
4:45PM0.54m
5:19AM0.54m
5:32PM0.59m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:08
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
9
14
15
11
12
11
11
11
11
12
12
11
11
11
10
9
9
11
11
10
8
Feels °C
7
12
11
8
9
8
7
7
8
8
8
7
8
8
7
6
7
9
8
8
5
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