
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Piha North today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Piha North at 6AM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Piha North. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue night, strong winds from the SW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | ||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
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1712 | 1470 | 1249 | 1058 | 867 | 700 | 572 | 494 | 689 | 620 | 627 | 771 | 1335 | 2358 | 1748 | 1402 | 1515 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:06AM2.65m | 12:29PM2.59m | 00:44AM2.45m | 1:09PM2.42m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:22AM0.33m | 6:44PM0.50m | 7:01AM0.53m | 7:27PM0.69m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WNW 9 |
1712 | 1470 | 1249 | 1058 | 867 | 700 | 572 | 494 | 689 | 620 | 627 | 771 | 1335 | 2358 | 1748 | 1402 | 747 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
— | — | 15 | 15 | 15 | 24 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 31 | — | — | — | — | 291 | 1143 | 1515 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 20 | — | WSW 18 | — | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 15 | — | 32 | — | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | — | — | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | WNW 9 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | — | — | 25 | 43 | 118 | 190 | 309 | 777 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 230 | 230 | 154 | 230 | 310 | 341 | 154 | 108 | 7 | 120 | 0 | 326 | 326 | 145 | 43 | 72 |
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