Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Piha North today (04 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Piha North at 7AM is: 2.1m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 3.0m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Piha North. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon night, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon night, light winds from the SE by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | ||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 10 | WSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3032 | 2715 | 2652 | 2376 | 2110 | 2058 | 2033 | 1956 | 2010 | 4651 | 4100 | 3752 | 2534 | 2603 | 2076 | 1594 | 1147 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 00:39AM2.73m | 1:03PM2.56m | 1:20AM2.63m | 1:49PM2.49m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:32PM0.31m | 6:59AM0.27m | 7:15PM0.40m | 7:44AM0.35m | 8:04PM0.51m | ||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 3032 | 2715 | 2652 | 2376 | 2110 | 2058 | 1591 | 1956 | 2010 | 4651 | 4100 | 3752 | 2534 | 80 | 80 | 1594 | 1147 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SW 14 | SW 13 | S 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | 952 | 984 | 1096 | 1502 | 1603 | 1827 | 2033 | 1657 | 1420 | — | — | 171 | 122 | 2603 | 2076 | 53 | 33 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 165 | 165 | 165 | 137 | 137 | 154 | 101 | 154 | 102 | 1 | 1 | 83 | 100 | 92 | 92 | 124 | 9 |
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