Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe Surf Forecast

/ Gisborne and Mahia (37 surf breaks) /

New Zealand (466 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (38.69° S 177.97° E)

Surf Forecasts:

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

12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 19 Sep 2025 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 13.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe this week:

The surf forecast for Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Sep 20) at 3AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.4m and 9s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe in the next 12 days are 3.0m 9s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 25) at 12PM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.4m 6s period and expected on Thursday (Sep 25) at 3AM.

Wave Type	Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)	3AM (Sat 20th Sep)	4.5ft (1.4m) 9s
Best Surf	12PM (Thu 25th Sep)	10ft (3.0m) 9s
Most Powerful	12PM (Thu 25th Sep)	10ft (3.0m) 9s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe over the next 12 days.

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	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.									Days 3-6 Weather Summary Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 19			Saturday 20			Sunday 21			Monday 22			Tuesday 23			Wednesday 24			Thursday 25
	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Rating (10 max)	0	0	1	2	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	3	3	2	2	3	2
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	NE	E
Period(s) (?)	7	8	10	9	14	13	12	11	11	6	12	11	10	10	10	13	13	13	12	10	12
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	276	516	386	221	163	273	169	85	29	4	13	24	46	102	131	495	563	461	294	1081	327
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SSW	WSW	NNW	ENE	NNW	N	NW	N	N	NW	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	NNW	N	NNE	N	NNW
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- on	cross- on	cross	off	cross	off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off
High Tide / height (m)		4:10PM 1.82		4:45AM 1.77	5:10PM 1.87		5:35AM 1.83	5:55PM 1.92		6:17AM 1.88		6:33PM 1.94	6:56AM 1.91		7:08PM 1.93	7:33AM 1.91		7:42PM 1.91	8:09AM 1.90		8:17PM 1.88
Low Tide / height (m)	9:43AM 0.65		10:25PM 0.69	10:49AM 0.60		11:21PM 0.63	11:38AM 0.56		12:07AM 0.57		12:20PM 0.52	12:47AM 0.53		12:59PM 0.51	1:24AM 0.50		1:37PM 0.52	1:58AM 0.49		2:15PM 0.55	2:34AM 0.51

	Friday 19			Saturday 20			Sunday 21			Monday 22			Tuesday 23			Wednesday 24			Thursday 25
Sunrise	6:03	-	-	6:01	-	-	6:00	-	-	5:58	-	-	5:56	-	-	5:54	-	-	5:52	-	-
Sunset	-	6:00	-	-	6:01	-	-	6:02	-	-	6:04	-	-	6:05	-	-	6:05	-	-	6:06	-

Rain (mm)	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	1	10	3	1
Temp. °C	10	10	9	12	13	8	17	16	14	18	18	14	16	17	15	18	17	14	15	19	14
Feels °C (?)	4	3	4	8	8	4	14	10	11	13	13	12	13	14	13	17	16	12	13	14	11

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Gisborne and Mahia

Wind Update The cross-on wind has turned onshore at Blacks Reef (fresh winds from the SSW at Mahia Automatic Weather Station 15 km from Blacks Reef). A 2.2m windswell from the SSW
1 hour 19 minutes ago Blacks Reef

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Information about the Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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