
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Piha North today (04 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Piha North at 2AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 03). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (04 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (04 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Piha North. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun morning, strong winds from the WNW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WNW 10 | WSW 9 | W 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 18 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
125 | 136 | 138 | 133 | 87 | 103 | 171 | 155 | 220 | 1254 | 1111 | 898 | 669 | 582 | 563 | 651 | 532 | 1086 | 2430 | 2676 | 3556 | 3609 | 3890 | 3344 | |
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-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:55PM2.67m | 12:12PM2.47m | 00:31AM2.64m | 12:51PM2.44m | 1:10AM2.60m | 1:35PM2.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:11AM0.40m | 6:20PM0.40m | 6:50AM0.41m | 7:00PM0.45m | 7:32AM0.43m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 9 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
125 | 136 | 138 | 133 | 87 | 103 | 171 | 155 | 220 | 1026 | 1111 | 898 | 669 | 446 | 328 | 328 | 363 | 806 | 551 | 627 | 3556 | 3609 | 3890 | 3344 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 14 | W 13 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | NW 8 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 22 | WSW 21 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 |
8 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 54 | 71 | 44 | 44 | 75 | 69 | 177 | 356 | 486 | 582 | 563 | 651 | 196 | 22 | 22 | 123 | 288 | 983 | 1530 | 3200 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 7 | — | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 14 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | W 12 | — | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | W 11 | WSW 16 | W 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 2 | — | 6 | 6 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 75 | 75 | 3 | — | 37 | 123 | 82 | 532 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | WNW 10 | WSW 9 | W 12 | — | — | — | — |
— | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 44 | 82 | 162 | 1254 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 1086 | 2430 | 2676 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 108 | 250 | 331 | 338 | 7 | 43 | 43 | 6 | 43 | 102 | 0 | 55 | 258 | 338 | 106 | 121 | 121 | 55 | 6 |
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