Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Piha North today (27 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Piha North at 11PM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 27). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Piha North. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | SW 14 | WNW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1289 | 1269 | 1152 | 920 | 1025 | 814 | 469 | 433 | 419 | 413 | 379 | 362 | 351 | 476 | 341 | 286 | 281 | 336 | 591 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:17PM2.74m | 9:34AM2.65m | 9:51PM2.85m | 10:08AM2.74m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:28AM0.27m | 3:38PM0.21m | 4:03AM0.15m | 4:14PM0.14m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 15 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | SW 14 | WNW 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WSW 13 | NW 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 11 |
1289 | 1269 | 1152 | 920 | 1025 | 814 | 469 | 433 | 213 | 269 | 249 | 362 | 221 | 476 | 341 | 286 | 281 | 336 | 591 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 22 | WSW 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 20 |
111 | 101 | 51 | 103 | 102 | 372 | 156 | 425 | 419 | 413 | 379 | 50 | 351 | 179 | 114 | 170 | 160 | 145 | 349 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | — | WSW 12 | W 24 | SW 24 | SW 23 | WSW 23 | WSW 22 | WSW 22 | WSW 11 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 21 | NW 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | 199 | — | 14 | 11 | 22 | 21 | 51 | 47 | 92 | 117 | 67 | 51 | 241 | 18 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 3 | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | S 4 | SSW 5 |
— | — | — | 5 | — | 225 | 156 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 255 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 12 | 80 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 288 | 341 | 338 | 338 | 120 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 45 |
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