
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Piha North today (10 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Piha North at 5PM is: 2.0m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.9m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (10 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 17s |
| Evening (10 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Piha North. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Mon 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
7045 | 6083 | 4935 | 2077 | 1765 | 2839 | 2687 | 2344 | 1655 | 1508 | 1203 | 1263 | 2408 | 2475 | 2349 | 2503 | 2291 | 2123 | 1907 | 1693 | 1508 | 1409 | 1261 | 1175 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:32PM2.42m | 5:56AM2.44m | 6:39PM2.54m | 7:04AM2.52m | 7:42PM2.69m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:12AM0.47m | 11:46PM0.59m | 12:18PM0.41m | 00:54AM0.48m | 1:21PM0.31m | 1:57AM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | |
— | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
7045 | 6083 | 4935 | 2077 | 1765 | 2839 | 2687 | 2344 | 1655 | 1508 | 1203 | 1147 | 2408 | 2475 | 2349 | 2503 | 2291 | 2123 | 1907 | 1693 | 1508 | 1409 | 1261 | 1175 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | — | — | SSW 11 | SW 11 | — | SW 21 | SW 21 | SSW 7 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1324 | — | — | 814 | 677 | — | 116 | 218 | 58 | 546 | 915 | 1263 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 116 | 106 | 552 | 35 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | — | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
4612 | — | 273 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 55 | 55 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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