
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Piha North today (25 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 21ft (6.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 20ft (6.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Piha North at 1AM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.3m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.5m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | 13ft (4.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 21ft (6.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 20ft (6.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Piha North. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat morning, light winds from the N by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
460 | 994 | 1159 | 975 | 1125 | 1471 | 2541 | 7061 | 12839 | 16702 | 15719 | 13009 | 10556 | 9083 | 7610 | 5292 | 4216 | 4107 | 3248 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:43PM2.16m | 6:05AM2.10m | 6:46PM2.21m | 7:06AM2.15m | 7:40PM2.32m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:59PM0.90m | 12:22PM0.78m | 1:00AM0.85m | 1:19PM0.71m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | |
mm | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
443 | 478 | 571 | 404 | 351 | 1321 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10556 | 9083 | 7610 | 5292 | 4216 | 4107 | 3248 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 21 | SW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
9 | 16 | 37 | 126 | 261 | 432 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 124 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 |
460 | 994 | 1159 | 975 | 1125 | 1471 | 2541 | 7061 | 12839 | 16702 | 15719 | 13009 | 9343 | — | — | — | — | — | 106 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 326 | 326 | 77 | 77 | 96 | 130 | 111 | 263 | 254 | 254 | 168 | 83 | 43 | 43 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 43 | 43 |
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