
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Piha North today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Piha North at 6PM is: 2.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Piha North. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Fri morning, strong winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
2590 | 2670 | 2471 | 2284 | 2171 | 1143 | 1077 | 2231 | 932 | 2499 | 2994 | 903 | 778 | 763 | 867 | 1284 | 1565 | 1827 | 2617 | 2700 | 2756 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:27AM2.58m | 8:43PM2.77m | 9:03AM2.73m | 9:18PM2.89m | 9:39AM2.86m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:30PM0.31m | 2:54AM0.17m | 3:08PM0.17m | 3:30AM0.04m | 3:45PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||
6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | — | — | — | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | WSW 23 | WSW 10 | SW 16 |
2590 | — | — | — | 1267 | 1143 | 1077 | 1083 | 932 | — | — | 582 | 496 | 488 | 336 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 53 | 2700 | 42 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 26 | W 25 | W 24 | — | — | SW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 23 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 12 | 11 | — | — | 12 | 30 | 51 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 23 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 53 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 13 | WSW 7 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 10 | — | WSW 10 |
— | 2670 | 2471 | 2284 | 2171 | 228 | 233 | 2231 | 428 | 2499 | 2994 | 903 | 778 | 763 | 867 | 1284 | 1565 | 1827 | 2617 | — | 2756 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 124 | 119 | 137 | 137 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 338 | 343 | 83 |
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