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Piha North surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand
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Piha North surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Piha North sea temperature is
16.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Piha North today (30 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Piha North at 4PM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 30). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (30 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Piha North. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tue 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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 9 | NW 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | NW 8 | WSW 12 | |
1083 | 961 | 780 | 690 | 552 | 431 | 331 | 277 | 241 | 167 | 126 | 101 | 269 | 404 | 432 | 188 | 154 | 107 | 68 | 100 | 98 | 98 | 96 | 96 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | |
High Tide | 8:39AM2.49m | 9:04PM2.61m | 9:17AM2.51m | 9:41PM2.64m | 9:55AM2.52m | 10:19PM2.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:50PM0.38m | 3:16AM0.47m | 3:28PM0.37m | 3:54AM0.45m | 4:06PM0.37m | 4:33AM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | |
— | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 7 | 32 | |
Temp °C | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 |
12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | NNW 6 | SW 12 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NNW 6 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 12 |
1083 | 961 | 780 | 690 | 552 | 431 | 331 | 277 | 241 | 41 | 126 | 43 | 269 | 404 | 432 | 188 | 154 | 107 | 68 | 100 | 82 | 158 | 95 | 96 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | SW 13 | NW 11 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WNW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 23 | 31 | 167 | 5 | 101 | 75 | 79 | 64 | 106 | 115 | 39 | 46 | 83 | 98 | 98 | 96 | 47 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | W 11 | — | WNW 12 | — | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 27 | — | — | — | 65 | 65 | 61 | 59 | 59 | 50 | 48 | 45 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | N 6 | N 6 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | N 8 |
— | 8 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 34 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 94 | 75 | 15 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 85 | 80 | 75 | 41 | 43 | 44 | 291 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 7 | 102 | 102 | 55 | 108 | 108 | 285 | 291 | 326 | 326 | 326 | 293 | 108 | 291 | 326 | 326 | 285 | 291 | 285 | 291 | 291 | 227 | 217 |
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