Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Piha North today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Piha North at 2PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Piha North. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1249 | 1058 | 867 | 700 | 572 | 689 | 494 | 479 | 627 | 691 | 871 | 1435 | 1748 | 1402 | 1538 | 2067 | 3736 | 5029 | 4157 | 3955 | 4363 | 5607 | 5163 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:06AM2.65m | 12:29PM2.59m | 00:44AM2.45m | 1:09PM2.42m | 1:26AM2.26m | 1:57PM2.24m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:22AM0.33m | 6:44PM0.50m | 7:01AM0.53m | 7:27PM0.69m | 7:46AM0.71m | 8:19PM0.87m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — |
| kJ | 1249 | 1058 | 867 | 700 | 572 | 689 | 494 | 479 | 627 | 691 | 871 | 1435 | 1748 | 1402 | 1538 | 2067 | 3736 | 932 | 2075 | 2023 | 1766 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | WSW 18 | WSW 5 | W 6 | — | — | — | WNW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | WSW 16 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 15 | 15 | 15 | 25 | 24 | 31 | 26 | 30 | — | — | — | 49 | 128 | 331 | 603 | 432 | — | — | — | 2647 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 20 | — | WSW 18 | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 15 | — | 32 | — | 31 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | 186 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | 31 | 31 | — | 28 | 40 | 74 | 96 | — | — | — | — | — | 5029 | 4157 | 3955 | 4363 | 5607 | 5163 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 230 | 154 | 230 | 310 | 311 | 137 | 108 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 326 | 326 | 338 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 72 | 102 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 105 |
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