Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Piha North today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Piha North at 12PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Piha North. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 734 | 568 | 607 | 874 | 773 | 833 | 748 | 455 | 448 | 440 | 638 | 593 | 686 | 816 | 905 | 869 | 644 | 661 | 732 | 632 | 689 | 746 | 1286 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:47AM2.10m | 3:23PM2.16m | 3:53AM1.99m | 4:35PM2.10m | 5:14AM1.97m | 5:51PM2.13m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:06AM0.84m | 9:51PM0.93m | 10:13AM0.92m | 11:04PM0.94m | 11:26AM0.92m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 734 | 568 | 607 | 874 | 773 | 833 | 748 | 455 | 448 | 440 | 638 | 593 | 486 | 816 | 905 | 869 | 381 | 381 | 355 | 330 | 689 | 746 | 1286 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | — | W 20 | W 20 | W 20 | SW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | — | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 22 | SW 8 | WSW 20 |
| kJ | 33 | — | 8 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 35 | 35 | 83 | 154 | 326 | 386 | 686 | — | — | — | 644 | 661 | 732 | 632 | 9 | 210 | 38 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 22 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | SW 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 41 | 56 | 49 | 45 | — | — | — | 60 | 77 | 53 | — | — | — | 165 | 187 | 286 | — | — | — | — | 270 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 102 | 102 | 103 | 83 | 230 | 124 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 83 | 83 | 1 | 1 | 83 | 1 | 102 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 125 | 103 |
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