
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Piha North today (07 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Piha North at 11PM is: 2.4m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 07). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (07 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Piha North. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed morning, strong winds from the S by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Fri 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 8 | SSW 13 | WSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
3773 | 3162 | 2662 | 2155 | 2085 | 2155 | 1996 | 2803 | 2929 | 3425 | 1271 | 3415 | 1384 | 3009 | 3799 | 6793 | 7495 | 3627 | 4851 | 5540 | 3610 | 2942 | 8406 | 6707 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:42AM2.48m | 3:19PM2.34m | 3:40AM2.43m | 4:23PM2.36m | 4:46AM2.41m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:35PM0.58m | 9:10AM0.48m | 9:33PM0.62m | 10:09AM0.49m | 10:38PM0.64m | 11:12AM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | |
5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | WSW 13 | SW 18 | WSW 12 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 13 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 15 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 18 |
3773 | 3162 | 2662 | 2155 | 2085 | 2155 | 1996 | 44 | 99 | 186 | 772 | 460 | 1384 | 637 | 818 | 875 | 1245 | 3627 | 670 | 1004 | 1208 | 1779 | 1324 | 6707 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | SW 19 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 24 | WSW 24 | WSW 23 | SW 22 | WSW 21 | — | — | WSW 19 | WSW 14 | — | — |
98 | 69 | 53 | 31 | 15 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | 293 | 323 | 547 | 22 | 55 | 54 | 227 | 302 | — | — | 1242 | 585 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 21 | — | — | — | WSW 19 | — | — | SW 24 | — | — | SW 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | 241 | — | — | 22 | — | — | 227 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | — | S 5 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 8 | SSW 13 | S 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | S 8 |
39 | 41 | 49 | 67 | 25 | — | 59 | 2803 | 2929 | 3425 | 1271 | 3415 | 946 | 3009 | 3799 | 6793 | 7495 | 2151 | 4851 | 5540 | 3610 | 2942 | 8406 | 627 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 72 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 43 | 80 | 80 | 100 | 206 | 235 | 206 | 100 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 |
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