Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Piha North today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Piha North at 5AM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Piha North. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Fri night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
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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 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WNW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | NW 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 20 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
1152 | 1019 | 1025 | 814 | 531 | 425 | 419 | 413 | 373 | 379 | 351 | 408 | 346 | 286 | 277 | 304 | 349 | |
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-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:17PM2.74m | 9:34AM2.65m | 9:51PM2.85m | 10:08AM2.74m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:28AM0.27m | 3:38PM0.21m | 4:03AM0.15m | 4:14PM0.14m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 4 |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | NW 10 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 |
1152 | 1019 | 1025 | 814 | 531 | 183 | 197 | 341 | 249 | 287 | 226 | 408 | 346 | 286 | 277 | 304 | 309 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 9 | W 9 |
51 | 103 | 102 | 372 | 469 | 425 | 419 | 413 | 373 | 362 | 351 | 184 | 114 | 136 | 157 | 106 | 78 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 12 | — | WSW 12 | W 24 | SW 24 | SW 23 | WSW 22 | WSW 22 | WSW 22 | WSW 11 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 |
— | — | — | 199 | — | 28 | 11 | 22 | 21 | 50 | 47 | 92 | 117 | 84 | 31 | 241 | 349 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | SSW 5 |
2 | 9 | — | 261 | 266 | — | 4 | 6 | 6 | 379 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 33 | 133 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 288 | 341 | 338 | 338 | 120 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 69 | 69 |
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