
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Piha North today (11 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Piha North at 12PM is: 1.9m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (11 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (11 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Piha North. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tue 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2545 | 2344 | 1753 | 1508 | 1289 | 1263 | 2408 | 2475 | 2660 | 2503 | 2291 | 2123 | 1907 | 1693 | 1508 | 1488 | 1261 | 1175 | 947 | 763 | 626 | 486 | 412 | 313 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 5:56AM2.44m | 6:39PM2.54m | 7:04AM2.52m | 7:42PM2.69m | 8:06AM2.64m | 8:39PM2.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:18PM0.41m | 00:54AM0.48m | 1:21PM0.31m | 1:57AM0.33m | 2:20PM0.18m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:22 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 |
2545 | 2344 | 1753 | 1508 | 1289 | 1253 | 2408 | 2475 | 2660 | 2503 | 2291 | 2123 | 1907 | 1693 | 1508 | 1488 | 1261 | 1175 | 947 | 763 | 626 | 486 | 412 | 313 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | — | W 24 |
116 | 218 | 552 | 546 | 915 | 1263 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | 11 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 33 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 10 | 16 | 25 | 64 | 143 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 9 | 0 | 108 | 338 |
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