Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Piha North today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 17s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Piha North at 1AM is: 1.7m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 14). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Piha North. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
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 18 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1948 | 751 | 996 | 1258 | 1415 | 2573 | 2674 | 3469 | 3797 | 3986 | 3647 | 3555 | 3647 | 4225 | 4121 | 6251 | 5605 | 4858 | 7222 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:45PM3.10m | 11:07AM2.89m | 11:25PM3.03m | 11:47AM2.83m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:03AM-0.06m | 5:17PM-0.01m | 5:43AM0.00m | 5:58PM0.11m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 1948 | 638 | 996 | 1258 | 1415 | 2573 | 2674 | 3469 | 3797 | 3986 | 3647 | 3555 | 3647 | 4225 | 4121 | 6251 | 5605 | 4858 | 7222 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | W 9 | WSW 9 | NW 7 | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 751 | 644 | 103 | 113 | 12 | 163 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 308 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 10 | — | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 154 | — | 149 | 218 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 3 | S 3 | — | — | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | — | — | S 9 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | — | — | 200 | 293 | 483 | 838 | 1053 | 993 | 841 | 507 | — | — | 318 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 72 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 83 | 83 | 72 | 83 | 55 | 1 | 83 |
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