Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.69° S 177.97° E

Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe WaveFinder

Issued: 5 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe sea temperature is
13.5° C
1.2° 

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


Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe surf forecast from 7 Jul 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Thursday 9 Jul, 6AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period, ESE swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Friday 10 Jul, 9AM (local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 11s period, SSE swell with 4,768 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 9 Jul, 6AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with ESE 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 Thursday (Jul 09) at 6AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.3m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.9m and 9s. 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 16 days are 4.5m 11s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 10) at 9AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 5s period and expected on Tuesday (Jul 14) at 6PM.

Wave TypeTime (NZST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 6AM (Thu 9th Jul)4.5ft (1.3m) 10s
Best Surf 6AM (Thu 9th Jul)4.5ft (1.3m) 10s
Most Powerful 9AM (Fri 10th Jul)15ft (4.5m) 11s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe over the next 16 days.


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