Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Piha North today (24 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Piha North at 9PM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Piha North. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5287 | 4734 | 4222 | 3700 | 3030 | 2765 | 2590 | 2670 | 2471 | 2284 | 1193 | 1143 | 1077 | 1045 | 2598 | 2721 | 3065 | 1031 | 1089 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 8:07PM2.61m | 8:27AM2.58m | 8:43PM2.77m | 9:03AM2.73m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:18AM0.35m | 2:30PM0.31m | 2:54AM0.17m | 3:08PM0.17m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 5287 | 4734 | 4222 | 3700 | 3030 | 2765 | 2590 | — | — | — | 1193 | 1143 | 1077 | 1045 | — | — | — | 489 | 410 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2670 | 2471 | 2284 | 253 | 212 | 227 | 288 | 2598 | 2721 | 3065 | 1031 | 1089 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 119 | 137 | 137 | 186 | 192 | 154 | 124 | 119 | 137 | 137 | 83 | 125 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 125 |
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