
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Piha North today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Piha North at 11AM is: 2.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Piha North. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Wed morning, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
4254 | 3025 | 1488 | 2020 | 1730 | 1594 | 1223 | 1034 | 1109 | 932 | 718 | 565 | 403 | 409 | 319 | 282 | 202 | 164 | 167 | 169 | 75 | 105 | 75 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 1:20AM2.63m | 1:49PM2.49m | 2:08AM2.51m | 2:44PM2.40m | 3:08AM2.39m | 3:52PM2.34m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:44AM0.35m | 8:04PM0.51m | 8:35AM0.45m | 9:03PM0.62m | 9:37AM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
4254 | 3025 | 1488 | 2020 | 1730 | 1594 | 1223 | 1034 | 1109 | 932 | 718 | 565 | 403 | 409 | 319 | 282 | 202 | 164 | 167 | 169 | 75 | 105 | 75 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 22 | WSW 22 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 14 | SW 10 | SW 11 |
— | — | 647 | 81 | 80 | — | — | 51 | 102 | 100 | 47 | 46 | 44 | 43 | 67 | 108 | 60 | 58 | 35 | 35 | 74 | 39 | 40 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 23 | W 24 | SW 23 | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | S 3 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | W 11 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 11 | 20 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 33 | 37 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | — | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
141 | 261 | 261 | 202 | 119 | 66 | 49 | 29 | — | 48 | 27 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 105 | 105 | 154 | 154 | 88 | 124 | 102 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 124 | 0 | 0 |
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