Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Piha North today (15 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Piha North at 11PM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.5m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Piha North. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
3797 | 3986 | 3887 | 3555 | 3647 | 3973 | 3504 | 3827 | 6075 | 8603 | 9006 | 7649 | 6904 | 6554 | 6687 | 6125 | 5846 | 4982 | 4491 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:25PM3.03m | 11:47AM2.83m | 00:04AM2.89m | 12:27PM2.71m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:43AM0.00m | 5:58PM0.11m | 6:23AM0.13m | 6:39PM0.27m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | WSW 15 | SW 15 |
3797 | 3986 | 3887 | 3555 | 3647 | 3973 | 3504 | 3827 | 6075 | 7773 | 8275 | 4089 | — | 4810 | 6687 | 3086 | — | 2140 | 1956 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 | SW 9 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1104 | 1034 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | — | — | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
301 | 489 | 731 | 1002 | 999 | 1172 | 1321 | — | — | 8603 | 9006 | 7649 | 6904 | 6554 | — | 6125 | 5846 | 4982 | 4491 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 72 | 80 | 80 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 43 | 43 | 1 | 45 | 137 | 210 | 240 | 246 | 247 | 100 | 80 | 80 | 80 |
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