Midway Beach - Surf Club surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 06 May 2026 NZST
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Midway Beach - Surf Club surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Midway Beach - Surf Club sea temperature is
16.1° C
(Which is 1.1°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Midway Beach - Surf Club today?

The current surf forecast for Midway Beach - Surf Club at 1PM is: 0.6m 17s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 06). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Afternoon (06 May)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (06 May)1.5ft (0.5m)15s

Table - waves today at Midway Beach - Surf Club. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
15
0.5
SSE
14
0.5
SSE
14
0.6
SSE
17
0.6
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
15
0.5
SSE
15
0.5
SSE
14
0.5
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
125
118
111
235
206
186
123
118
115
66
66
63
35
35
36
37
19
19
19
19
19
19
20
20
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNE
15
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
8:50AM1.71m
9:20PM1.77m
9:41AM1.70m
10:09PM1.76m
10:32AM1.69m
10:59PM1.76m
Low Tide
2:54AM0.68m
3:02PM0.67m
3:42AM0.70m
3:53PM0.72m
4:31AM0.72m
4:46PM0.76m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:54
6:54
6:56
6:56
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5:14
5:13
5:12
5:10
Temp °C
15
15
16
20
21
19
17
16
15
15
15
19
20
17
14
14
13
13
14
19
21
18
16
17
13
13
14
18
19
18
15
14
13
13
13
18
18
16
12
12
11
11
12
16
18
15
13
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
15
0.5
SSE
14
0.5
SSE
14
0.6
SSE
17
0.6
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
15
0.5
SSE
15
0.5
SSE
14
0.5
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
Energy kJ
125
118
111
235
206
186
123
118
115
66
64
63
20
33
30
42
42
14
16
28
66
86
89
94
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
10
0.4
ENE
5
0.5
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
Energy kJ
26
27
44
45
47
11
18
10
11
12
66
63
35
35
36
37
19
15
7
7
19
19
20
20
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
SSE
18
0.1
S
6
0.4
S
18
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.5
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
SSW
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.1
S
20
0.1
E
11
Energy kJ
8
5
63
1
98
30
30
30
30
29
45
15
15
15
36
15
19
19
19
8
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
1
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.3
NNE
3
1.6
NE
6
1.6
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.7
NE
7
Energy kJ
21
13
21
45
65
47
92
114
147
61
56
1
202
240
255
285
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
6
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
2
4
2
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
6
5
7
5
6
6
6
7
5
6
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