
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Piha North today (10 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Piha North at 11AM is: 1.8m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 10). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Piha North. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | 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 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1811 | 1611 | 1467 | 1275 | 1517 | 1611 | 1536 | 1373 | 1356 | 1257 | 1257 | 1178 | 1001 | 936 | 949 | 936 | 796 | 638 | 630 | 538 | 515 | 379 | 313 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 9:59AM2.82m | 10:13PM2.89m | 10:35AM2.88m | 10:49PM2.87m | 11:11AM2.88m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:49AM0.07m | 4:06PM0.13m | 4:27AM0.03m | 4:45PM0.11m | 5:03AM0.05m | 5:22PM0.15m | |||||||||||||||||
6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
1811 | 1611 | 1467 | 1275 | 1517 | 1611 | 1536 | 1373 | 1356 | 1257 | 1257 | 1178 | 1001 | 936 | 949 | 936 | 796 | 638 | 160 | 164 | 145 | 149 | 124 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | SW 18 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
— | 16 | 16 | 383 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 46 | 112 | 221 | 292 | — | — | — | 264 | 240 | 197 | 155 | 630 | 538 | 515 | 379 | 313 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 7 | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 20 | SW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 |
— | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | 14 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | 97 | 148 | 139 | 280 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 7 | — | — | NNE 3 | NNW 7 | N 3 | NW 7 | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 34 | — | — | 4 | 51 | 6 | 147 | — | — | 274 | 308 | 329 | 358 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 130 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 83 | 72 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
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