
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Piha North today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Piha North at 2AM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 2.4m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Piha North. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1018 | 1243 | 1346 | 1783 | 3246 | 5769 | 6219 | 4675 | 3831 | 3352 | 2907 | 2213 | 1677 | 1207 | 926 | 807 | 698 | 1447 | 1346 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:13AM2.41m | 1:38PM2.44m | 1:56AM2.25m | 2:25PM2.29m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:27AM0.55m | 7:57PM0.69m | 8:12AM0.71m | 8:48PM0.83m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | |
mm | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 12 |
1018 | 1243 | 1346 | 1783 | 3246 | 5769 | 6219 | 4675 | 3831 | 3352 | 2907 | 2213 | 1677 | 1207 | 926 | 807 | 698 | 375 | 278 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | — |
— | — | 662 | 688 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 216 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | — | SSW 6 | S 7 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
500 | 485 | 661 | 709 | 355 | — | 275 | 554 | 1117 | 1649 | 1280 | 838 | 609 | 462 | 491 | 381 | 270 | 1447 | 1346 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 83 | 43 | 43 | 105 | 102 | 43 | 80 | 80 | 124 | 128 | 198 | 100 | 83 | 100 | 55 | 233 | 83 | 83 | 83 |
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