Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, surfers, Rusty here. Let’s talk about what’s cooking at Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe.

The water’s running a bit colder than usual for this time of year, sitting at 54°, so you’ll want a good wetsuit. It’s a consistent spot, exposed to the swell, but we’ve got a bit of a wait for the good stuff.

Right now, and into the start of the run, it’s a bit of a rough patch. Saturday afternoon is a no-go with light rain and a messy cross-shore wind making a mess of a small 3ft easterly swell. The wave energy is weak (249). We get a kick in size on Sunday morning with a 7ft south swell, but the period is short (8 seconds) and the wind is cross, so it’ll be a bumpy, grindy wave. That afternoon gets worse with cross-onshore winds. Monday and Tuesday stay pretty average with onshore winds and a lumpy sea state. The energy picks up, hitting 2536 Monday afternoon, but it’s all blown out.

The real window opens on Wednesday, 29 July. The morning looks clean with a light cross-offshore breeze from the northwest and a 6ft south-east groundswell. The period is a long 13 seconds, giving it some real punch (energy 887). It’s not a huge standout, but it’s the first sign of life.

Thursday, 30 July is where it gets interesting. The morning is a beauty: clear skies, offshore wind from the northwest, and a clean 5ft ESE swell. The period holds at 12 seconds, giving you nice, lined-up waves (energy 543). This is a proper session for the experienced crew. The offshore wind holds through the afternoon, though it drops to a smaller 4ft.

We get a nice run of clean conditions into Friday and Saturday morning. Friday morning, 31 July, has a light offshore breeze and a 4ft ESE swell (period 12 seconds, energy 404). Feeling clean. Saturday morning, 1 August, is glassy! A 2ft easterly swell with a 16-second period – that’s a very long groundswell. It’ll be small, but perfectly clean and glassy. That’s a dawn-patrol special.

The surf drops right off after that. Sunday and Monday are tiny, with energy dropping below 100 on Monday morning. It’s a flat spell until the next pulse.

Looking ahead, there’s a massive swell coming. Wednesday, 5 August sees an 12ft south swell rolling in, with a clean offshore wind, but the energy is huge (4644). This is giant, expert-only territory. It’s just too big for this spot. Thursday, 6 August morning gets a solid 8ft SSW groundswell (period 12 seconds, energy 2076) with perfect offshore wind. That’s an excellent session for experienced surfers, but it’s still a heavy wave. Friday, 7 August morning is another monster – a 15ft south swell (13-second period, energy 8372). That’s massive, and again, only for the most experienced. Saturday, 8 August morning settles down to a much more manageable 5ft SSE swell with glassy conditions. That’s your best bet in the second week: a clean, solid overhead day.

The Standout: The morning of Thursday, 30 July is the pick of the first week. Clean, offshore, and a solid 5ft swell. For the second week, lock in the morning of Saturday, 8 August for a glassy, fun-sized 5ft swell.

Rusty.

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