Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Piha North today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Piha North at 5PM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 17s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Piha North. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
842 | 1039 | 1407 | 1777 | 1927 | 3653 | 4177 | 5351 | 6235 | 7399 | 8645 | 9173 | 9254 | 9126 | 8896 | 8485 | 8382 | 8591 | 8295 | 7314 | 6397 | |
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-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:43AM2.80m | 10:58PM2.93m | 11:18AM2.81m | 11:33PM2.88m | 11:56AM2.77m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:49PM0.11m | 5:12AM0.06m | 5:27PM0.14m | 5:50AM0.09m | 6:07PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||
6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | WSW 22 | SW 14 |
609 | 596 | 751 | 700 | 651 | 788 | 798 | 226 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 22 | 22 | 46 | 6397 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 21 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 117 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
842 | 1039 | 1407 | 1777 | 1927 | 3653 | 4177 | 5351 | 6235 | 7399 | 8645 | 9173 | 9254 | 9126 | 8896 | 8485 | 8382 | 8591 | 8295 | 7314 | 5465 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 181 | 181 | 227 | 235 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 156 | 137 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 |
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