
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Piha North today (04 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Piha North at 6PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (04 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (04 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Piha North. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tue 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | NW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 10 | WSW 12 | W 10 | W 11 | W 13 | W 12 | W 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
87 | 103 | 171 | 155 | 178 | 944 | 1338 | 1086 | 752 | 582 | 563 | 651 | 532 | 1055 | 1141 | 4826 | 5685 | 6300 | 6008 | 5521 | 9711 | 9045 | 8821 | 8035 | |
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 | cross-off | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 12:12PM2.47m | 00:31AM2.64m | 12:51PM2.44m | 1:10AM2.60m | 1:35PM2.40m | 1:53AM2.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:11AM0.40m | 6:20PM0.40m | 6:50AM0.41m | 7:00PM0.45m | 7:32AM0.43m | 7:45PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | |
— | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 12 | SW 22 | WSW 14 | W 13 | W 12 | W 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
87 | 103 | 171 | 155 | 178 | 69 | 179 | 1086 | 752 | 484 | 422 | 348 | 432 | 1055 | 1141 | 121 | 1962 | 6300 | 6008 | 5521 | 9711 | 9045 | 8821 | 8035 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 17 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | NW 8 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | — | — | SW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | — |
54 | 71 | 44 | 44 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 356 | 486 | 582 | 563 | 651 | 171 | 645 | 636 | — | — | 855 | 1530 | 2444 | 52 | 15 | 6 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 13 | — | WSW 20 | — | — | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | W 11 | WSW 16 | SW 24 | SW 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
6 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 28 | — | 75 | — | — | 37 | 74 | 112 | 532 | 22 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | N 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NW 9 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | NW 8 | — | — | N 4 | NNW 6 | W 10 | W 11 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
7 | 16 | 25 | 53 | 143 | 944 | 1338 | — | — | — | 180 | — | — | 42 | 246 | 4826 | 5685 | 319 | 252 | — | 13 | 10 | 16 | 14 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 108 | 326 | 331 | 338 | 262 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 7 | 0 | 238 | 121 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 105 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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