
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Piha North today (04 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Piha North at 5PM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (04 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (04 Nov) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Piha North. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 4 | Thursday 5 | Friday 6 | Sat 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
326 | 519 | 641 | 857 | 934 | 908 | 971 | 915 | 796 | 784 | 772 | 679 | 620 | 521 | 435 | 390 | 336 | 251 | 205 | 208 | 243 | 280 | 242 | 215 | |
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 | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:42PM2.47m | 7:19AM2.39m | 7:39PM2.55m | 8:11AM2.52m | 8:26PM2.61m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:21PM0.60m | 1:01AM0.46m | 1:22PM0.52m | 1:54AM0.36m | 2:15PM0.43m | 2:40AM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | |
— | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | 8:00 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 14 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
195 | 519 | 641 | 857 | 934 | 908 | 971 | 915 | 796 | 784 | 772 | 679 | 620 | 521 | 435 | 390 | 336 | 251 | 143 | 208 | 243 | 280 | 242 | 215 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | WNW 6 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 |
326 | 117 | 119 | 23 | 28 | 21 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 23 | 28 | 205 | 177 | 137 | 133 | 128 | 135 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | WNW 9 | W 22 | W 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | WSW 20 |
46 | 22 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 28 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 17 | 38 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | NNE 5 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | — | — | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 |
4 | 5 | 40 | 28 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 186 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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