
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Piha North today (05 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Piha North at 3AM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 05). 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 (05 Nov) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (05 Nov) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (05 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Piha North. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 5 | Friday 6 | Saturday 7 | Sun 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
908 | 1034 | 915 | 796 | 784 | 772 | 679 | 668 | 521 | 496 | 390 | 336 | 251 | 247 | 202 | 190 | 153 | 175 | 157 | 149 | 144 | 144 | 169 | 196 | 264 | 278 | 242 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:19AM2.39m | 7:39PM2.55m | 8:11AM2.52m | 8:26PM2.61m | 8:55AM2.63m | 9:09PM2.66m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:01AM0.46m | 1:22PM0.52m | 1:54AM0.36m | 2:15PM0.43m | 2:40AM0.27m | 3:01PM0.35m | 3:21AM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | 8:00 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
908 | 1034 | 915 | 796 | 784 | 772 | 679 | 668 | 521 | 496 | 390 | 336 | 251 | 247 | 172 | 190 | 153 | 175 | 157 | 149 | 142 | 120 | 134 | 157 | 215 | 207 | 242 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 18 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 |
19 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 31 | 34 | 202 | 137 | 133 | 128 | 137 | 144 | 144 | 144 | 169 | 31 | 85 | 109 | 121 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | W 22 | W 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | WSW 16 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 15 | WSW 18 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 26 | 30 | 31 | 22 | 31 | 87 | 166 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | N 4 | NNE 2 | NNE 2 | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 196 | 264 | 278 | 230 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 102 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 240 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 |
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