
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Piha North today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Piha North at 10AM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 22s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Piha North. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1021 | 851 | 718 | 565 | 403 | 409 | 319 | 282 | 232 | 164 | 167 | 169 | 75 | 74 | 75 | 88 | 118 | 118 | 116 | 114 | 139 | 238 | 280 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:08AM2.51m | 2:44PM2.40m | 3:08AM2.39m | 3:52PM2.34m | 4:21AM2.30m | 5:11PM2.36m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:35AM0.45m | 9:03PM0.62m | 9:37AM0.55m | 10:14PM0.69m | 10:49AM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
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 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
1021 | 851 | 718 | 565 | 403 | 409 | 319 | 282 | 232 | 164 | 167 | 169 | 75 | 74 | 75 | 88 | 118 | 57 | 69 | 100 | 91 | 104 | 125 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 22 | WSW 22 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 14 | SW 11 | SW 11 | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 18 |
102 | 100 | 47 | 46 | 44 | 43 | 67 | 108 | 60 | 94 | 35 | 35 | 74 | 40 | 40 | 17 | 44 | 118 | 116 | 114 | 108 | 99 | 280 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 24 | SW 23 | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 10 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | SW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 12 |
11 | 20 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 15 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 88 | 139 | 238 | 56 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 5 | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 3 | — | — | ENE 2 |
— | — | 31 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 242 | 124 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 42 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 120 | 0 | 0 |
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