
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Piha North today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Piha North at 7PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Piha North. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri afternoon, calm by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
955 | 862 | 1274 | 2377 | 3912 | 5461 | 5612 | 5137 | 4595 | 4206 | 3611 | 3198 | 2715 | 2172 | 1794 | 1444 | 1208 | 1027 | 806 | 441 | 459 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:35AM2.61m | 10:54PM2.81m | 11:10AM2.64m | 11:28PM2.82m | 11:46AM2.64m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:41PM0.24m | 5:07AM0.24m | 5:17PM0.22m | 5:43AM0.22m | 5:53PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||
7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
955 | 862 | 1274 | 627 | 3912 | 5461 | 5612 | 5137 | 4595 | 4206 | 3611 | 3198 | 2715 | 2172 | 1794 | 1444 | 1208 | 1027 | 806 | 441 | 459 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | W 24 | W 24 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 22 | WSW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
326 | 246 | — | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 11 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 44 | 63 | 99 | 100 | 98 | 255 | 190 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 19 | WSW 18 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 143 | 226 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
749 | 691 | 624 | 2377 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 83 |
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