
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Piha North today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Piha North at 10AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Piha North. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
774 | 680 | 669 | 956 | 807 | 651 | 563 | 458 | 450 | 450 | 450 | 389 | 389 | 352 | 711 | 1447 | 1509 | 1390 | 1603 | 1432 | 1196 | 845 | 929 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:42AM2.37m | 9:07PM2.57m | 9:22AM2.47m | 9:44PM2.68m | 9:59AM2.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:38AM0.62m | 2:50PM0.49m | 3:19AM0.50m | 3:29PM0.38m | 3:56AM0.39m | 4:06PM0.29m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
774 | 680 | 669 | 956 | 807 | 651 | 563 | 458 | 450 | 450 | 450 | 389 | 389 | 352 | 711 | 1447 | 1509 | 1390 | 1603 | 1432 | 1196 | 845 | 929 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 7 | SW 18 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 18 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 11 | — | — | SW 16 | — | — | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 21 |
12 | 12 | 184 | 13 | 11 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 67 | 171 | 331 | 346 | — | — | 214 | — | — | 126 | 373 | 45 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 18 | — | — | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 13 | — | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 |
293 | 246 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 9 | 13 | 35 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 30 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 43 | 43 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 43 | 7 | 0 |
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