
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Piha North today (10 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Piha North at 12AM is: 4.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 19s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Jul) | 13ft (4.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (10 Jul) | 15ft (4.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Piha North. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sun 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5302 | 6789 | 6788 | 5668 | 3814 | 3033 | 8048 | 6966 | 5692 | 2904 | 3222 | 2839 | 2668 | 1982 | 1655 | 1669 | 1203 | 1263 | 2537 | 2475 | 2349 | 2503 | 2291 | 2123 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:23PM2.36m | 4:46AM2.41m | 5:32PM2.42m | 5:56AM2.44m | 6:39PM2.54m | 7:04AM2.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:38PM0.64m | 11:12AM0.47m | 11:46PM0.59m | 12:18PM0.41m | 00:54AM0.48m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | |
5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 15 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 |
1811 | 302 | 670 | 1004 | 1087 | 1497 | 1199 | 5050 | 3301 | 2904 | 3222 | 2839 | 2668 | 1982 | 1655 | 1669 | 1203 | 1147 | 2537 | 2475 | 2349 | 2503 | 2291 | 2123 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 22 | WSW 21 | — | — | WSW 19 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SW 21 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
227 | 180 | — | — | 1242 | 774 | — | — | — | — | 99 | 127 | 116 | 113 | 89 | 546 | 915 | 1263 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 21 | SW 20 | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 218 | 552 | — | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | — | — | ESE 3 | E 3 | — | — | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
5302 | 6789 | 6788 | 5668 | 3814 | 3033 | 8048 | 6966 | 5692 | 252 | 143 | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 206 | 206 | 235 | 235 | 206 | 80 | 80 | 55 | 83 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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