
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Piha North today (04 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 18s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Piha North at 12AM is: 2.2m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.5m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 19s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Piha North. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | |||||||||||||||||
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 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 10 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
2205 | 2490 | 3032 | 2715 | 2652 | 2376 | 2110 | 1953 | 1898 | 2233 | 2010 | 4757 | 4381 | 3954 | 2534 | 2166 | 1632 | 1408 | 1050 | |
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-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:39AM2.73m | 1:03PM2.56m | 1:20AM2.63m | 1:49PM2.49m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:32PM0.31m | 6:59AM0.27m | 7:15PM0.40m | 7:44AM0.35m | 8:04PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
2205 | 2490 | 3032 | 2715 | 2652 | 2376 | 2110 | 1953 | 1591 | 2233 | 2010 | 4757 | 3373 | 2862 | 2534 | 2166 | 1632 | 1408 | 1050 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 80 | 80 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 |
692 | 889 | 1010 | 984 | 1096 | 1366 | 1603 | 1827 | 1898 | 1460 | 1308 | — | 4381 | 3954 | 225 | 171 | 144 | 78 | 52 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 165 | 137 | 206 | 165 | 206 | 137 | 137 | 101 | 101 | 154 | 102 | 1 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 92 | 9 | 6 |
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