
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Piha North today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 19s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Piha North at 4AM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Piha North. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | ||||||||||||||||
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 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
1038 | 1010 | 1010 | 886 | 672 | 634 | 536 | 528 | 590 | 572 | 418 | 399 | 480 | 464 | 422 | 407 | 397 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:34PM2.65m | 8:00AM2.58m | 8:30PM2.84m | 8:53AM2.73m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:50AM0.37m | 2:10PM0.23m | 2:45AM0.18m | 3:02PM0.08m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
1038 | 1010 | 1010 | 886 | 672 | 634 | 536 | 528 | 414 | 346 | 257 | 399 | 480 | 464 | 422 | 407 | 397 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 |
121 | 118 | 100 | 82 | 77 | 55 | 55 | 346 | 590 | 572 | 418 | 196 | 152 | 96 | 54 | 103 | 132 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NNW 7 | SW 24 | WSW 24 | SW 22 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | — | W 13 | SW 6 | — | SW 22 |
8 | 5 | 22 | 54 | 123 | 180 | 294 | 38 | 37 | 21 | 15 | 11 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 18 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 20 | 15 | 15 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 43 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 42 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
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