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Piha North surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand
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Piha North surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Piha North sea temperature is
17.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Piha North today?
The current surf forecast for Piha North at 4AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (08 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Piha North. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Fri night, calm by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 8 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | |
469 | 469 | 395 | 390 | 373 | 373 | 373 | 379 | 356 | 926 | 676 | 486 | 1438 | 1796 | 1439 | 1081 | 3499 | 4697 | 5461 | 4529 | 3213 | 3000 | 5957 | 6359 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 1:17AM2.35m | 1:38PM2.15m | 2:09AM2.27m | 2:37PM2.08m | 3:10AM2.23m | 3:44PM2.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:03PM0.66m | 7:39AM0.76m | 7:53PM0.75m | 8:35AM0.81m | 8:51PM0.80m | 9:37AM0.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | — | — |
469 | 469 | 395 | 390 | 373 | 373 | 373 | 133 | 356 | 276 | 323 | 313 | 1438 | 1796 | 1439 | 1081 | 3499 | 4697 | 5461 | 957 | 1374 | 1147 | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 22 | NW 5 | NW 6 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | NW 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 11 | SW 14 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
18 | 9 | 11 | 43 | 43 | 39 | 35 | 379 | 280 | 85 | 86 | 184 | 276 | 216 | 493 | 943 | 566 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 8 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 8 | W 10 | SW 19 | — | SW 18 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 1 | 10 | 9 | 33 | 18 | 95 | — | 82 | 142 | 231 | 211 | 251 | 659 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 5 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
14 | 21 | 29 | 45 | 51 | 72 | 22 | 24 | 61 | 926 | 676 | 486 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4529 | 3213 | 3000 | 5957 | 6359 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 310 | 102 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 326 | 326 | 364 | 364 | 235 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 35 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 43 | 83 | 83 | 83 |
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