Midway Beach
Gisborne District · New Zealand
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Midway Beach is a S-facing sand beach on the New Zealand shoreline, opening onto the Coastal Waters — it catches SE–SW swell, and offshore NW–NE winds tidy the banks through october–april.
10-day forecast
Local time · updates hourly
Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water temperature by month
This month: ~14.7°C (58.5°F) on average
Jan
19°C
66.2°F · 17–21.3°C
Feb
20°C
68°F · 18.1–21.7°C
Mar
19.6°C
67.3°F · 17.5–21°C
Apr
18.3°C
64.9°F · 17.2–19.9°C
May
17°C
62.6°F · 15.9–18.5°C
Jun
15.5°C
59.9°F · 14.2–16.7°C
Jul
14.2°C
57.6°F · 13.3–15.1°C
Aug
13.5°C
56.3°F · 12.2–14.3°C
Sep
13.9°C
57°F · 12.3–15.2°C
Oct
14.7°C
58.5°F · 13.4–16.3°C
Nov
16°C
60.8°F · 14.1–17°C
Dec
17.8°C
64°F · 15.9–19.4°C
25-year monthly averages from the NOAA OISST satellite record — typical range min–max, not a live reading.
Know before you go
Best swell
SE–SW
Best wind
NW–NE
Break type
Beach break
Best season
October–April
Safety: Friendly by surf standards, but rip currents and drop-in etiquette still apply. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back.
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