Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Piha North today (14 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Piha North at 12AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 24s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (14 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (14 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Piha North. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thu 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 626 | 486 | 412 | 313 | 264 | 499 | 432 | 319 | 264 | 328 | 726 | 764 | 807 | 948 | 1922 | 4588 | 5439 | 5601 | 5052 | 4779 | 4372 | 4166 | 3803 | 3560 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:39PM2.86m | 9:03AM2.75m | 9:32PM2.99m | 9:54AM2.82m | 10:21PM3.08m | 10:43AM2.85m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:55AM0.19m | 3:14PM0.07m | 3:48AM0.07m | 4:05PM-0.01m | 4:39AM0.00m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — |
 | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 626 | 486 | 412 | 313 | 232 | 499 | 432 | 215 | 241 | 328 | 726 | 764 | 807 | 934 | 1922 | 4588 | 5439 | 5601 | 5052 | 4779 | 4372 | 4166 | 3803 | 3560 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 24 | SW 23 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 21 | WSW 20 | WNW 8 | SW 20 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 11 | 21 | 229 | 225 | 71 | 160 | 140 | 188 | 408 | 666 | 948 | 1070 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 23 | WSW 23 | WSW 22 | WSW 21 | WSW 12 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 21 | 52 | 48 | 44 | 264 | 44 | 69 | 18 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 7 | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | 14 | 50 | 102 | 264 | — | — | 319 | 232 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 102 | 7 | 7 | 43 | 83 | 102 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 102 | 102 | 124 | 124 | 288 | 125 | 7 | 7 | 120 | 125 | 83 |
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