Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Piha North today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Piha North at 9AM is: 4.0m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 21s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Piha North. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3585 | 3598 | 3709 | 3197 | 2764 | 2592 | 3687 | 3687 | 3687 | 3436 | 3436 | 3627 | 4720 | 4105 | 3788 | 3656 | 3563 | 3420 | 3192 | 3009 | 2708 | 2670 | 2356 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 11:15AM2.93m | 11:30PM2.97m | 11:53AM2.94m | 00:09AM2.91m | 12:33PM2.88m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:06AM-0.03m | 5:23PM0.05m | 5:44AM-0.03m | 6:04PM0.07m | 6:24AM0.03m | 6:47PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SW 21 | WSW 21 | SW 11 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 117 | 116 | 170 | 3197 | 480 | 696 | 651 | 817 | 789 | 818 | 742 | 3627 | 4720 | 4105 | 3788 | 3656 | 3563 | 3420 | 3192 | 3009 | 2708 | 2670 | 2356 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 20 | — | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 256 | — | 183 | — | — | — | — | — | 691 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3585 | 3598 | 3709 | — | 2764 | 2592 | 3687 | 3687 | 3687 | 3436 | 3436 | — | 3954 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 83 | 83 | 83 | 125 | 125 | 137 | 137 | 125 | 125 | 166 | 186 | 186 | 326 | 186 | 326 | 230 | 230 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 230 | 230 |
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