
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Piha North today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Piha North at 2AM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Piha North. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WNW 9 | WSW 13 | W 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1982 | 2206 | 2090 | 1622 | 1257 | 1977 | 1586 | 1566 | 1527 | 1356 | 1175 | 1028 | 942 | 876 | 757 | 771 | 1090 | 1127 | 1346 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:59PM2.71m | 12:21PM2.73m | 00:35AM2.57m | 12:57PM2.60m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:13AM0.24m | 6:36PM0.37m | 6:49AM0.38m | 7:14PM0.52m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
1982 | 2206 | 2090 | 1622 | 1257 | 1977 | 1586 | 1566 | 1527 | 1356 | 1175 | 1028 | 942 | 876 | 734 | 734 | 1077 | 1127 | 1346 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 20 | — | W 8 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | — | WSW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | — | WSW 16 | W 8 |
485 | — | 127 | 553 | 547 | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | 90 | — | 33 | 82 | 63 | — | 86 | 408 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 20 | — | — | — | WSW 18 | — | — | WSW 16 |
— | — | — | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | 65 | — | — | 662 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — |
206 | 192 | — | — | 97 | 101 | 48 | 64 | 93 | 100 | 164 | 173 | 320 | 653 | 757 | 771 | 1090 | 520 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 96 | 326 | 326 | 80 | 120 | 0 | 120 | 133 | 326 | 326 | 43 | 43 | 122 |
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