Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Piha North today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Piha North at 12PM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Piha North. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the SW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 214 | 651 | 975 | 1138 | 1308 | 1401 | 1180 | 1083 | 835 | 762 | 488 | 390 | 453 | 1176 | 943 | 1450 | 2431 | 4579 | 9492 | 13862 | 17885 | 17628 | 15255 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 3:53AM2.20m | 4:36PM2.17m | 4:58AM2.11m | 5:43PM2.16m | 6:05AM2.10m | 6:46PM2.21m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:19AM0.73m | 10:53PM0.88m | 11:20AM0.79m | 11:59PM0.90m | 12:22PM0.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 205 | 651 | 975 | 1138 | 1308 | 1401 | 1180 | 1083 | 835 | 762 | 488 | 390 | 451 | 427 | 698 | 126 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 22 | SW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 214 | 80 | 56 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 16 | 37 | 124 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 211 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | WNW 4 | — | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 114 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | — | 47 | 154 | 453 | 1176 | 943 | 1450 | 2431 | 4579 | 9492 | 13862 | 17885 | 17628 | 15255 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 230 | 102 | 326 | 315 | 326 | 7 | 120 | 326 | 326 | 326 | 77 | 43 | 130 | 338 | 338 | 363 | 227 | 83 | 83 |
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