Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Piha North today (29 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Piha North at 2AM is: 2.4m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (29 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (29 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Piha North. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 11 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 672 | 638 | 1019 | 958 | 959 | 917 | 759 | 597 | 620 | 961 | 3678 | 4443 | 4865 | 5313 | 5467 | 5893 | 7130 | 8615 | 8008 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:51PM2.89m | 12:17PM2.96m | 00:38AM2.77m | 1:05PM2.85m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:05AM0.02m | 6:34PM0.13m | 6:54AM0.14m | 7:27PM0.26m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 11 | WSW 13 | W 11 | W 11 | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 672 | 638 | 277 | 21 | 21 | — | 273 | 373 | 540 | 961 | 3678 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 186 | 186 | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 7 | W 8 | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 352 | 456 | 1019 | 958 | 959 | 917 | 759 | 597 | 620 | 688 | — | 4443 | 4865 | 5313 | 5467 | 5893 | 7130 | 8615 | 8008 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 125 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 137 | 342 | 342 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 228 | 196 | 363 | 373 | 363 | 363 | 363 |
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