
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Piha North today (18 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Piha North at 11PM is: 2.3m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 3.0m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Piha North. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 10 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
2615 | 7019 | 2516 | 2423 | 2997 | 2919 | 6691 | 6399 | 6021 | 6116 | 6069 | 6123 | 6275 | 6930 | 8313 | 5111 | 7854 | 9309 | 9473 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:19AM2.08m | 2:59PM2.10m | 3:31AM1.96m | 4:22PM2.04m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:19PM0.87m | 8:42AM0.87m | 9:27PM0.99m | 9:55AM0.96m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | NW 7 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | WSW 15 | — | — | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2615 | 9 | 2516 | 2423 | 2997 | 2919 | 3045 | 3326 | — | 6116 | — | — | 319 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 16 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 10 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
1625 | 7019 | 1860 | 1827 | 1597 | 1532 | 6691 | 6399 | 6021 | 5186 | 6069 | 6123 | 6275 | 6930 | 8313 | 5111 | 7854 | 9309 | 9473 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 83 | 72 | 102 | 80 | 105 | 83 | 83 | 124 | 83 | 83 | 133 | 338 | 338 | 363 | 210 | 196 | 196 | 250 | 192 |
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