
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Piha North today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Piha North at 9PM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Piha North. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue morning, light winds from the SW by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
1716 | 1337 | 1057 | 886 | 763 | 569 | 368 | 368 | 674 | 1151 | 2807 | 2910 | 2084 | 1172 | 785 | 1340 | 1100 | 852 | 777 | 702 | 940 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 10:10AM2.91m | 10:25PM2.94m | 10:50AM2.99m | 11:07PM2.95m | 11:32AM3.01m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:18PM0.09m | 4:38AM-0.05m | 5:01PM0.04m | 5:21AM-0.05m | 5:46PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||
6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — |
1716 | 1337 | 1057 | 886 | 763 | 569 | 368 | 368 | 273 | 402 | 2807 | 2910 | 2084 | 1172 | 785 | 1340 | 1100 | 852 | 777 | 702 | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — |
— | — | 9 | 8 | 126 | 124 | 123 | 109 | 108 | 105 | — | — | 679 | 320 | 488 | 551 | 394 | 341 | 178 | 186 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 20 | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | WSW 15 | — | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | — | SW 11 | — |
— | — | 37 | — | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 220 | 128 | — | 335 | 186 | — | 31 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | SW 4 | — | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WSW 9 |
29 | 29 | 10 | 20 | 67 | 149 | 187 | 306 | 674 | 1151 | 20 | — | 96 | 158 | 257 | — | — | — | 271 | 333 | 940 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 310 | 341 | 342 | 83 | 83 | 120 | 196 | 138 | 147 | 436 | 43 | 80 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 124 | 222 | 342 |
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