
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 1AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 06). 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 ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
450 | 409 | 319 | 319 | 232 | 164 | 167 | 169 | 75 | 74 | 75 | 89 | 118 | 118 | 116 | 114 | 139 | 203 | 280 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:44PM2.40m | 3:08AM2.39m | 3:52PM2.34m | 4:21AM2.30m | 5:11PM2.36m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:03PM0.62m | 9:37AM0.55m | 10:14PM0.69m | 10:49AM0.58m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
450 | 409 | 319 | 319 | 232 | 164 | 167 | 169 | 75 | 74 | 75 | 89 | 118 | 118 | 54 | 100 | 95 | 131 | 151 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 14 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 |
44 | 43 | 67 | 108 | 60 | 58 | 35 | 35 | 74 | 40 | 40 | 15 | 28 | 24 | 116 | 114 | 79 | 203 | 280 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 8 | W 7 | 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 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
— | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 17 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 88 | 139 | 99 | 56 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | — | NW 4 | — | — | N 3 |
— | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 12 | — | — | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 230 | 6 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
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