
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Piha North today (06 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 17s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Piha North at 2PM is: 3.5m 17s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 17s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Piha North. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Mon morning, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
6432 | 6634 | 6987 | 7117 | 4938 | 4819 | 4432 | 3936 | 4084 | 3436 | 3348 | 2792 | 2736 | 2887 | 2633 | 1657 | 1354 | 1269 | 718 | 562 | 1534 | |
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 | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:03PM2.33m | 5:41AM2.24m | 6:22PM2.46m | 6:54AM2.39m | 7:25PM2.65m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:37AM0.66m | 11:26PM0.69m | 11:55AM0.59m | 00:40AM0.54m | 1:02PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||
6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WNW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 13 |
6432 | 6634 | 6987 | 7117 | 4938 | 4819 | 4432 | 3936 | 4084 | 3436 | 3348 | 2792 | 2736 | 2887 | 381 | 1657 | 1354 | 1269 | 718 | 562 | 1534 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | W 9 | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WNW 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 326 | 473 | — | — | — | 764 | 535 | 1170 | 221 | 168 | 158 | 440 | 414 | 101 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WSW 22 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 80 | 136 | — | — | — | — | 130 | 124 | 46 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | SW 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 11 |
— | — | 14 | 231 | 332 | 342 | 392 | 573 | 869 | 943 | 980 | 867 | — | — | 2633 | 485 | 417 | 237 | 139 | 140 | 804 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 311 | 311 | 326 | 326 | 364 | 364 | 326 | 326 | 147 | 77 | 229 | 43 | 43 | 77 | 42 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 72 | 72 |
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