Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe surf break

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

information circle12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 02 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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
19.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


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 Friday (Jan 02) at 7PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 8s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe in the next 12 days are 1.1m 9s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jan 06) at 4AM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.2m 5s period and expected on Friday (Jan 09) at 1AM.

Wave TypeTime (NZDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 7PM (Fri 2nd Jan)2ft (0.6m) 8s
Best Surf 4AM (Tue 6th Jan)3.5ft (1.1m) 9s
Most Powerful 4AM (Tue 6th Jan)3.5ft (1.1m) 9s

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

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Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 51mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the S by Sat night).

Days 3-6 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
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Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
1.5
SE
1.3
SSE
1.2
S
0.7
E
0.7
SSE
0.7
ENE
0.6
SSE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.6
E
0.4
E
0.4
SE
0.5
E
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.5
ENE
Period(s) (?)88888666678888567512125
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)483131493514611110634386746343120141911282615
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
15
E
5
WNW
15
SSE
15
SSE
30
SSE
25
S
20
S
10
WSW
5
ENE
15
E
5
NNW
5
NE
15
ENE
10
NNW
0
E
10
ESE
5
W
5
E
20
ENE
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
on
glassonononcross-
on
cross-
on
crossglasscross-
on
offcross-
off
crossoffglasscross-
on
cross-
off
glasscrossoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:14PM
1.85
5:49AM
1.91
6:20PM
1.85
6:59AM
1.94
7:25PM
1.86
8:03AM
1.99
8:27PM
1.89
9:00AM
2.03
9:24PM
1.92
9:54AM
2.06
10:18PM
1.94
10:47AM
2.07
11:10PM
1.96
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:01AM
0.55
11:34PM
0.41
12:08PM
0.57
12:37AM
0.43
1:20PM
0.59
1:38AM
0.45
2:27PM
0.58
2:36AM
0.47
3:24PM
0.57
3:32AM
0.50
4:16PM
0.57
4:27AM
0.53
5:07PM
0.57
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Sunrise5:47--5:47--5:48--5:48--5:50--5:50--5:52--
Sunset-8:36--8:36--8:36--8:36--8:36--8:36--8:36-
clear
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Feels °C (?)202020171512131514161515171815221920192119
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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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