
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Piha North today (19 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Piha North at 1AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 19s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Piha North. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
773 | 700 | 689 | 455 | 661 | 650 | 638 | 593 | 686 | 1399 | 905 | 869 | 701 | 661 | 732 | 711 | 689 | 746 | 1286 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:53AM1.99m | 4:35PM2.10m | 5:14AM1.97m | 5:51PM2.13m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:51PM0.93m | 10:13AM0.92m | 11:04PM0.94m | 11:26AM0.92m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
773 | 700 | 689 | 455 | 661 | 650 | 638 | 593 | 486 | 1399 | 905 | 869 | 319 | 319 | 319 | 304 | 253 | 746 | 1286 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 20 | SW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 8 | WSW 20 |
7 | 15 | 35 | 35 | 83 | 154 | 326 | 386 | 686 | — | — | — | 701 | 661 | 732 | 711 | 689 | 205 | 38 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 22 | W 22 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 59 | 75 | — | — | — | — | 165 | 177 | 227 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 230 | 125 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 125 | 83 | 83 | 1 | 1 | 83 | 1 | 1 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 125 | 1 |
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