
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Piha North today (04 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Piha North at 10PM is: 2.2m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.9m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 3.0m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Piha North. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
2033 | 2131 | 2010 | 4864 | 4527 | 3954 | 3762 | 2020 | 2207 | 1703 | 1147 | 1191 | 1109 | 932 | 718 | 565 | 403 | 367 | 282 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 1:20AM2.63m | 1:49PM2.49m | 2:08AM2.51m | 2:44PM2.40m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:15PM0.40m | 7:44AM0.35m | 8:04PM0.51m | 8:35AM0.45m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
1591 | 1322 | 2010 | 4864 | 4527 | 3954 | 2670 | 2020 | 80 | 1703 | 1147 | 1191 | 1109 | 932 | 718 | 565 | 403 | 367 | 282 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 22 | WSW 22 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | SW 21 |
— | — | 1576 | — | — | — | — | 80 | 31 | — | — | 51 | 102 | 100 | 47 | 46 | 44 | 43 | 67 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 23 | W 24 | SW 23 | — | — | — | — | W 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 11 | 20 | — | — | — | — | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | — | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SSW 14 | S 6 | SW 13 | — | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | S 5 | — | — | — | — |
2033 | 2131 | 1625 | — | 122 | 12 | 3762 | 173 | 2207 | — | 29 | 44 | — | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 83 | 165 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 83 | 122 | 229 | 92 | 137 | 103 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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