Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Piha North today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Piha North at 3PM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.5m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Piha North. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3045 | 5726 | 5171 | 4675 | 3831 | 3102 | 2705 | 2249 | 1677 | 1328 | 957 | 939 | 776 | 710 | 568 | 1324 | 568 | 578 | 846 | 627 | 846 | 833 | 819 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:13AM2.41m | 1:38PM2.44m | 1:56AM2.25m | 2:25PM2.29m | 2:47AM2.10m | 3:23PM2.16m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:27AM0.55m | 7:57PM0.69m | 8:12AM0.71m | 8:48PM0.83m | 9:06AM0.84m | 9:51PM0.93m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — |
mm | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 3045 | 5726 | 5171 | 4675 | 3831 | 3102 | 2705 | 2249 | 1677 | 1328 | 957 | 939 | 776 | 710 | 568 | 361 | 568 | 578 | 846 | 627 | 846 | 833 | 819 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 15 | — | W 20 | W 20 | W 20 | SW 20 | WSW 19 |
| kJ | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 216 | 33 | — | 8 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | — | S 5 | S 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SW 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSE 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | SW 6 |
| kJ | 390 | — | 66 | 388 | 1173 | 1650 | 1093 | 625 | 427 | 396 | 437 | 286 | 263 | 205 | 289 | 1324 | 109 | 95 | 18 | 53 | — | — | 79 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 55 | 43 | 80 | 109 | 235 | 235 | 137 | 1 | 55 | 100 | 55 | 83 | 100 | 83 | 137 | 125 | 102 | 83 | 100 | 83 | 83 | 119 | 83 |
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