Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Piha North today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Piha North at 6PM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.0m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Piha North. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 824 | 824 | 1018 | 1243 | 1346 | 1643 | 4392 | 6027 | 5335 | 4689 | 4120 | 3352 | 2884 | 2213 | 1737 | 1175 | 926 | 889 | 821 | 1423 | 1229 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 12:57PM2.60m | 1:13AM2.41m | 1:38PM2.44m | 1:56AM2.25m | 2:25PM2.29m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:14PM0.52m | 7:27AM0.55m | 7:57PM0.69m | 8:12AM0.71m | 8:48PM0.83m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — |
mm | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 666 | 521 | 1018 | 1243 | 1346 | 1643 | 2933 | 6027 | 5335 | 4689 | 4120 | 3352 | 2884 | 2213 | 1737 | 1175 | 926 | 889 | 821 | 408 | 278 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 18 | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | — |
| kJ | 824 | 124 | — | — | 662 | 688 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 260 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 13 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 14 | — | S 5 | S 7 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | — | 824 | 500 | 535 | 640 | 846 | 4392 | — | 100 | 414 | 675 | 1520 | 1267 | 903 | 874 | 770 | 567 | 501 | 295 | 1423 | 1229 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 252 | 227 | 83 | 43 | 77 | 77 | 125 | 43 | 83 | 80 | 147 | 235 | 198 | 115 | 83 | 100 | 55 | 229 | 119 | 83 | 105 |
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