
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Piha North today (11 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Piha North at 12PM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Piha North. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1356 | 1126 | 1257 | 1178 | 1001 | 936 | 949 | 936 | 796 | 638 | 630 | 538 | 515 | 379 | 313 | 277 | 277 | 622 | 1506 | 1881 | 1982 | 2206 | 2090 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:35AM2.88m | 10:49PM2.87m | 11:11AM2.88m | 11:24PM2.81m | 11:45AM2.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:27AM0.03m | 4:45PM0.11m | 5:03AM0.05m | 5:22PM0.15m | 5:38AM0.12m | 5:59PM0.24m | |||||||||||||||||
6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
1356 | 1126 | 1257 | 1178 | 1001 | 936 | 949 | 936 | 796 | 638 | 630 | 538 | 515 | 379 | 127 | 169 | 184 | 622 | 1506 | 1881 | 1982 | 2206 | 2090 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | WNW 9 | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 20 | W 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WNW 9 | — | WSW 20 | — | — |
61 | 130 | 242 | — | 254 | — | — | — | 187 | 149 | 39 | 109 | 86 | 100 | 313 | 277 | 277 | 219 | 166 | — | 485 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — |
59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 97 | 148 | 139 | 280 | 276 | 276 | 219 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 9 | — | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 8 | — | — | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | — | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
— | — | — | 260 | — | 238 | 297 | 270 | — | — | 112 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 208 | — | 212 | 192 | 176 | 159 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 43 | 43 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 55 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 124 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 96 | 119 | 83 | 83 |
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