
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Piha North today (09 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 19s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Piha North at 12AM is: 0.8m 18s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 08). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 19s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Piha North. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 11°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | |||||||||||||||||
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 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 18 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
139 | 203 | 280 | 390 | 626 | 1210 | 1636 | 990 | 880 | 763 | 668 | 486 | 889 | 756 | 643 | 683 | 1067 | 1110 | 1038 | |
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 | cross | cross | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:11PM2.36m | 5:43AM2.31m | 6:28PM2.47m | 6:58AM2.42m | 7:34PM2.65m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:31PM0.66m | 12:03PM0.53m | 00:45AM0.54m | 1:11PM0.40m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 9 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
96 | 138 | 138 | 243 | 626 | 951 | 1332 | 990 | 772 | 524 | 321 | 467 | 889 | 756 | 643 | 683 | 1067 | 1110 | 1038 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 19 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | NW 9 | NW 8 | WSW 16 | SW 9 | WSW 13 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SW 7 |
79 | 203 | 280 | 390 | 486 | 768 | 1111 | 551 | 880 | 763 | 668 | 172 | 97 | 552 | 194 | 321 | 14 | 8 | 86 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 19 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | WSW 19 | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | NW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 8 | — | — | NW 7 |
139 | 73 | 56 | 56 | 35 | — | — | 329 | — | 286 | 486 | 486 | 395 | 63 | 336 | 120 | — | — | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | NNE 3 | N 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | NW 10 | NW 10 | N 4 | — | — | — | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | SW 8 | — |
5 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 1210 | 1636 | 6 | — | — | — | 82 | — | — | — | — | 114 | 110 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 42 | 55 | 6 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 7 | 7 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 72 | 43 | 1 |
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