Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Piha North today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Piha North at 1AM is: 2.4m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.4m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Piha North. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2107 | 2140 | 1538 | 1760 | 2497 | 2313 | 5370 | 2716 | 2305 | 2549 | 2516 | 2423 | 7867 | 7891 | 2655 | 6399 | 6207 | 6395 | 6206 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 1:26AM2.26m | 1:57PM2.24m | 2:19AM2.08m | 2:59PM2.10m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:27PM0.69m | 7:46AM0.71m | 8:19PM0.87m | 8:42AM0.87m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | SW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | — | — | WSW 15 | SW 15 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2107 | 2140 | 1538 | 1760 | 2497 | 2313 | 5370 | 1363 | 2049 | 2549 | 2516 | 2423 | — | — | 2655 | 3326 | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WSW 17 | NW 8 | WSW 16 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 404 | 436 | 352 | 207 | 1206 | 71 | 2716 | 34 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | — | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 109 | — | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | SE 4 | — | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 9 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 12 | — | 2305 | 2504 | 2450 | 2310 | 7867 | 7891 | 1836 | 6399 | 6207 | 6395 | 6206 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 43 | 43 | 80 | 105 | 105 | 83 | 124 | 124 | 129 | 165 | 338 | 338 |
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