
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Piha North today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Piha North at 12PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Piha North. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
679 | 585 | 549 | 373 | 282 | 236 | 217 | 205 | 214 | 651 | 975 | 1065 | 1127 | 1401 | 1180 | 983 | 871 | 607 | 488 | 390 | 390 | 1005 | 919 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:57AM2.35m | 3:34PM2.25m | 3:53AM2.20m | 4:36PM2.17m | 4:58AM2.11m | 5:43PM2.16m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:23AM0.61m | 9:50PM0.79m | 10:19AM0.73m | 10:53PM0.88m | 11:20AM0.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 |
679 | 585 | 549 | 373 | 282 | 205 | 205 | 205 | 205 | 651 | 975 | 1065 | 1127 | 1401 | 1180 | 983 | 871 | 607 | 488 | 390 | 160 | 459 | 703 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | — | WSW 12 | SW 20 | WSW 19 |
72 | 52 | 51 | 102 | 102 | 91 | 86 | 121 | 214 | 100 | 69 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | 390 | 16 | 36 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 22 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | — | — | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
7 | 13 | 32 | 100 | 156 | 236 | 217 | 178 | 144 | — | — | — | 47 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 31 | 100 | 253 | 1005 | 919 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 42 | 1 | 125 | 125 | 230 | 186 | 103 | 102 | 55 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 230 | 102 | 242 | 315 | 120 | 7 | 120 | 326 | 364 | 326 | 77 |
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