Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Piha North today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Piha North at 2AM is: 4.0m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 22s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
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 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, calm by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
5 PM | 8 PM | 11 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2526 | 3314 | 3297 | 3494 | 3343 | 3351 | 3603 | 3197 | 2852 | 2592 | 3687 | 3687 | 3501 | 3322 | 3198 | 3627 | 4720 | 4105 | 3788 |
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 | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:53PM2.96m | 11:15AM2.93m | 11:30PM2.97m | 11:53AM2.94m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:06AM-0.03m | 5:23PM0.05m | 5:44AM-0.03m | 6:04PM0.07m | |||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  | | |  | |  |  | |  | | |  | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — |
mm | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 23 | WSW 23 | SW 17 | WSW 22 | SW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 53 | 53 | 45 | 47 | 117 | 178 | 3603 | 3197 | 480 | 696 | 651 | 817 | 789 | 818 | 798 | 3627 | 4720 | 4105 | 3788 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | — | WSW 23 | SW 16 | — | — | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | — | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 12 | — | 51 | 42 | — | — | 170 | 256 | — | 183 | — | — | — | — | — | 691 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | — | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2526 | 3314 | 3297 | 3494 | 3343 | 3351 | — | — | 2852 | 2592 | 3687 | 3687 | 3501 | 3322 | 3198 | 2866 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 338 | 83 | 129 | 83 | 72 | 124 | 125 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 125 | 166 | 186 | 186 | 338 | 186 | 326 | 310 | 229 |
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