Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Piha North today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Piha North at 3AM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Piha North. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat morning, calm by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||
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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 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1180 | 983 | 871 | 762 | 488 | 390 | 451 | 1133 | 1126 | 972 | 1483 | 1991 | 4584 | 8832 | 12119 | 14888 | 14353 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:58AM2.11m | 5:43PM2.16m | 6:05AM2.10m | 6:46PM2.21m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:53PM0.88m | 11:20AM0.79m | 11:59PM0.90m | 12:22PM0.78m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1180 | 983 | 871 | 762 | 488 | 390 | 451 | 478 | 560 | 389 | 355 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 22 | SW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 16 | 36 | 126 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 124 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 47 | 119 | 403 | 1133 | 1126 | 972 | 1483 | 1991 | 4584 | 8832 | 12119 | 14888 | 14353 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 102 | 364 | 120 | 7 | 347 | 326 | 326 | 326 | 77 | 77 | 96 | 122 | 338 | 338 | 363 | 168 | 83 |
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