
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Piha North today (12 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Piha North at 9PM is: 1.9m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Piha North. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 13 | W 12 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1907 | 1693 | 1508 | 1409 | 1389 | 1057 | 947 | 763 | 626 | 486 | 412 | 313 | 232 | 534 | 597 | 454 | 335 | 333 | 459 | 941 | 855 | 1031 | 1944 | 4425 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:42PM2.69m | 8:06AM2.64m | 8:39PM2.86m | 9:03AM2.75m | 9:32PM2.99m | 9:54AM2.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:57AM0.33m | 2:20PM0.18m | 2:55AM0.19m | 3:14PM0.07m | 3:48AM0.07m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | |
5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WNW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 |
1907 | 1693 | 1508 | 1409 | 1389 | 1057 | 947 | 763 | 626 | 486 | 412 | 313 | 232 | 229 | 597 | 219 | 245 | 333 | 459 | 941 | 855 | 988 | 1944 | 4425 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | NW 6 | W 24 | SW 23 | WSW 23 | WSW 13 | SW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WNW 7 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | W 13 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 44 | 11 | 21 | 52 | 225 | 71 | 160 | 158 | 147 | 408 | 559 | 1031 | 1070 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 23 | WSW 22 | WSW 21 | SW 20 | WSW 20 | SW 20 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 48 | 44 | 103 | 157 | 188 | 12 | 16 | 11 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | — | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | — |
— | — | — | — | 6 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | — | 69 | 107 | 221 | 534 | — | 454 | 335 | 204 | — | — | 44 | 36 | 32 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 159 | 7 | 0 | 120 | 120 | 0 | 13 | 83 | 43 | 72 | 42 | 119 | 108 | 102 | 102 | 124 |
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