
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Piha North today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Piha North at 5AM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Piha North. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed night, fresh winds from the SW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
494 | 620 | 627 | 691 | 1164 | 1921 | 2056 | 1402 | 1411 | 1834 | 2759 | 2470 | 2282 | 5747 | 2200 | 2850 | 3298 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:44AM2.45m | 1:09PM2.42m | 1:26AM2.26m | 1:57PM2.24m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:44PM0.50m | 7:01AM0.53m | 7:27PM0.69m | 7:46AM0.71m | 8:19PM0.87m | ||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | SW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 |
494 | 620 | 627 | 691 | 1164 | 1921 | 2056 | 1402 | 1411 | 1834 | 2759 | 2470 | 2282 | 5747 | 2120 | 2850 | 1721 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | WSW 18 | — | — | WNW 6 | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | NW 7 | WSW 16 | NW 7 | — |
25 | 31 | — | — | 7 | — | — | 297 | 427 | 370 | 219 | 1206 | 1588 | 27 | 2200 | 8 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | NW 7 | — | — |
31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 91 | 57 | — | 14 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 4 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — | — | SW 11 | SW 10 |
— | — | 13 | 31 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 9 | — | — | 1915 | 3298 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 108 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 326 | 326 | 326 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 103 | 80 | 105 |
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