Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Piha North today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Piha North at 8AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.8m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 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 7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Wed morning, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | ||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2010 | 4832 | 4254 | 4100 | 2686 | 2020 | 2207 | 1703 | 1299 | 1191 | 1109 | 932 | 718 | 565 | 403 | 367 | 319 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 1:20AM2.63m | 1:49PM2.49m | 2:08AM2.51m | 2:44PM2.40m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:15PM0.40m | 7:44AM0.35m | 8:04PM0.51m | 8:35AM0.45m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 2010 | 4832 | 4254 | 4100 | 2686 | 2020 | 80 | 1703 | 1299 | 1191 | 1109 | 932 | 718 | 565 | 403 | 367 | 319 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 22 | WSW 22 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | SW 21 |
| kJ | 1576 | — | — | — | — | 80 | 31 | — | — | 51 | 102 | 100 | 47 | 46 | 44 | 43 | 67 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 23 | W 24 | SW 23 | — | — | — | — | W 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 11 | 20 | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SE 6 | — | SSE 6 | S 7 | S 6 | SW 13 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1724 | 85 | — | 192 | 284 | 173 | 2207 | 64 | 35 | 41 | 27 | 38 | 27 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 55 | 1 | 83 | 105 | 128 | 154 | 92 | 124 | 103 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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