Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Piha North today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Piha North at 4PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Piha North. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Wed morning, calm by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 10 | W 12 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 480 | 464 | 422 | 330 | 397 | 387 | 372 | 301 | 293 | 339 | 726 | 879 | 981 | 1018 | 1289 | 1354 | 1785 | 1849 | 1948 | 949 | 1114 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 8:53AM2.73m | 9:19PM3.00m | 9:41AM2.84m | 10:03PM3.09m | 10:25AM2.90m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:02PM0.08m | 3:35AM0.04m | 3:49PM-0.02m | 4:20AM-0.05m | 4:34PM-0.05m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WNW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 480 | 464 | 422 | 330 | 397 | 194 | 216 | 245 | 255 | 339 | 726 | 615 | 476 | 1018 | 1289 | 1354 | 1785 | 1849 | 1948 | 949 | 1114 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | — | W 10 | WSW 18 |
| kJ | 152 | 71 | 54 | 106 | 132 | 387 | 372 | 301 | 293 | 257 | 629 | 879 | 981 | 451 | 382 | 313 | 151 | 151 | — | 183 | 644 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 102 | 98 | 183 | 266 | 319 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 503 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 20 | 21 | 25 | 15 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 42 | 108 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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