Surf Forecasts:
Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe surf forecast from 15 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 19 Aug, 6PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period, SSE swell with cross-onshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 18 Aug, 9PM (local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 11s period, S swell with 7,555 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 19 Aug, 6PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SSE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe this week:
The surf forecast for Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 19) at 6PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 4.0m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 3.0m and 15s. The wind is predicted to be cross-onshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe in the next 16 days are 5.5m 11s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Aug 18) at 9PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.3m 2s period and expected on Saturday (Aug 22) at 9AM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 6PM (Wed 19th Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) 15s |
| Best Surf | 6PM (Wed 19th Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) 15s |
| Most Powerful | 9PM (Tue 18th Aug) | 18ft (5.5m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, here’s the long look. For Gizzy Pipe, we're in for a rough start, a flat spell, and then a proper freight train arrives. The next couple of weeks are all about waiting for that pay-off.
Right away, Sunday the 16th is junk. 1.2m of east swell with a fresh cross-onshore wind equals lumpy, messy waves. A total loss. Monday the 17th gets worse before it gets better, with the swell jumping to 2.5m to 3.5m and a whole lot of energy behind it (1885, up to 3809), but it's still all blown out. Forget it. Tuesday and Wednesday stay in that same boat—over 3m of south swell, but hammered by fresh onshore winds. It's big and ugly. Thursday the 20th might be the only "almost" day, with the swell at 3.0m and a lighter breeze, but it's still cross and looking marginal.
Then the taps turn off. From the 21st through the 26th we’re in a flat spell. Swell drops from a metre down to nothing but ankle-biters. There's a moment on the morning of the 21st with some clean 1.2m surf and a light offshore wind, but it's weak and not much push. The rest of that week is a desert. A proper blank run.
But mark your calendars for the 27th. A huge south swell fills in, hitting a 4.0m with a 10-second period. The energy is a massive 4952, and the winds are light offshore. It’s clean, but it's way too big. This is experts-only territory and even then it's pushing it. Friday the 28th is the first day it becomes truly rideable for the experienced. The swell eases to 3.0m, still has that big energy (2662), and the wind is clean and offshore. This is a standout day of heavy, powerful surf.
Saturday the 29th is your best bet overall if you know what you're doing. The swell is a long-period 2.3m from the SSE, with energy at 2990 and a light offshore wind. It’s still big and powerful, but cleaner and more organized. A proper point-break wave. It eases a touch on Sunday the 30th to a more manageable 1.3m with clean conditions, and the run ends on the 31st with a clean, glassy 0.9m.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat night, min 5°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue night, calm by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | E 8 | SSW 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 11 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 394 | 205 | 373 | 1045 | 1184 | 2448 | 1587 | 1224 | 2894 | 3965 | 3669 | 5059 | 3944 | 2574 | 257 | 146 | 347 | 785 | 838 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:30AM2.01m | 8:51PM2.10m | 9:16AM2.02m | 9:37PM2.07m | 10:02AM2.01m | 10:22PM2.02m | 10:47AM1.96m | 11:06PM1.95m | 11:32AM1.90m | 11:48PM1.87m | 12:17PM1.84m | 00:30AM1.79m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:26AM0.46m | 2:37PM0.43m | 3:10AM0.46m | 3:25PM0.47m | 3:54AM0.48m | 4:11PM0.52m | 4:39AM0.51m | 4:56PM0.58m | 5:24AM0.56m | 5:42PM0.65m | 6:09AM0.62m | 6:28PM0.72m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:36 | — |
mm | 6 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 10 |
Feels °C | 10 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | E 8 | S 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 10 | — | SE 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 11 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 394 | 205 | 328 | 354 | 399 | 1235 | 822 | 537 | 1247 | — | 32 | 2739 | 2589 | 755 | 257 | 146 | 347 | 785 | 838 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 18 | SSE 6 | E 9 | SSE 20 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 | SSE 10 | ESE 8 | SSE 16 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 61 | 21 | 194 | 75 | 302 | 126 | 72 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | 226 | 81 | 88 | 52 | 92 | 57 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 18 | SSE 16 | SE 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | S 16 | SE 10 | E 16 |
| kJ | — | 103 | 87 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 129 | 78 | 129 | 89 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 14 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 28 | 373 | 1045 | 1184 | 2448 | 1587 | 1224 | 2894 | 3965 | 3669 | 5059 | 3944 | 2574 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 45 | 69 | 115 | 302 | 118 | 118 | 69 | 115 | 250 | 124 | 124 | 69 | 69 | 12 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
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