
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Piha North today (07 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Piha North at 8AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 19s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Piha North. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 19 | WNW 8 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | NW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
232 | 164 | 167 | 169 | 75 | 74 | 75 | 89 | 118 | 118 | 116 | 89 | 139 | 238 | 280 | 390 | 486 | 994 | 1319 | 1539 | 1210 | 763 | 668 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:08AM2.39m | 3:52PM2.34m | 4:21AM2.30m | 5:11PM2.36m | 5:43AM2.31m | 6:28PM2.47m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:37AM0.55m | 10:14PM0.69m | 10:49AM0.58m | 11:31PM0.66m | 12:03PM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 8 | 4 |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 18 | NW 8 | NW 9 | WNW 10 | WSW 15 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 |
232 | 164 | 167 | 169 | 75 | 74 | 75 | 89 | 118 | 118 | 49 | 89 | 123 | 155 | 163 | 390 | 456 | 794 | 1319 | 551 | 978 | 587 | 287 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 14 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 12 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
60 | 58 | 35 | 35 | 74 | 55 | 40 | 25 | 26 | 37 | 116 | 84 | 79 | 238 | 280 | 56 | 486 | 768 | 1033 | 329 | 773 | 763 | 668 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | S 3 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | W 10 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | SW 19 | WSW 19 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | WSW 19 | — | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 17 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 88 | 139 | 73 | 56 | 37 | 35 | — | 329 | — | — | 286 | 486 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | N 3 | NW 8 | — | NW 9 | — | WNW 10 | NW 10 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 12 | — | — | — | 8 | 306 | — | 994 | — | 1539 | 1210 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 230 | 55 | 0 | 42 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 108 | 108 | 120 | 77 | 120 | 0 | 7 | 55 |
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