
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Piha North today (06 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 17s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Piha North at 9PM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.0m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 17s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Piha North. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun night, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Mon morning, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | |||||||||||||||||
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 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
7367 | 7117 | 4938 | 4543 | 4432 | 4189 | 3837 | 3436 | 3348 | 2598 | 2212 | 1712 | 2032 | 1579 | 1699 | 2173 | 1132 | 910 | 1448 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:03PM2.33m | 5:41AM2.24m | 6:22PM2.46m | 6:54AM2.39m | 7:25PM2.65m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:26PM0.69m | 11:55AM0.59m | 00:40AM0.54m | 1:02PM0.43m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WNW 10 | W 10 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 |
7367 | 7117 | 4938 | 4543 | 4432 | 4189 | 3837 | 3436 | 3348 | 2598 | 1310 | 1102 | 2032 | 1579 | 1699 | 2173 | 506 | 469 | 1448 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 10 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | 2212 | 1712 | 605 | 274 | 203 | 124 | 101 | 124 | 99 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | WSW 22 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 167 | 240 | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 46 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | NW 6 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | SSE 3 | S 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 11 | SW 10 | — |
14 | 253 | 383 | 405 | 489 | 631 | 1294 | 1385 | 1261 | 1774 | — | 7 | 346 | 243 | 217 | 14 | 1132 | 910 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 364 | 364 | 326 | 138 | 315 | 364 | 77 | 77 | 73 | 77 | 42 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 72 | 1 |
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