Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Piha North today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Piha North at 6AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Piha North. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||
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 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 10 | W 12 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 397 | 387 | 372 | 301 | 293 | 339 | 726 | 879 | 981 | 1018 | 1289 | 1354 | 1849 | 1849 | 2033 | 840 | 943 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:19PM3.00m | 9:41AM2.84m | 10:03PM3.09m | 10:25AM2.90m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:35AM0.04m | 3:49PM-0.02m | 4:20AM-0.05m | 4:34PM-0.05m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WNW 11 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 397 | 198 | 216 | 255 | 255 | 339 | 726 | 615 | 553 | 1018 | 1289 | 1354 | 1849 | 1849 | 2033 | 840 | 943 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | — | W 10 | WSW 18 |
| kJ | 132 | 387 | 372 | 301 | 293 | 250 | 629 | 879 | 981 | 451 | 382 | 313 | 151 | 151 | — | 154 | 644 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | — |
| kJ | 44 | 102 | 98 | 183 | 266 | 323 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 404 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 4 |
| kJ | 18 | 12 | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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