Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Piha North today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Piha North at 4PM is: 2.5m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.3m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 21s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Piha North. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat morning, light winds from the NW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 | WSW 12 | NW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 488 | 390 | 471 | 1221 | 1859 | 975 | 1300 | 1525 | 2816 | 8750 | 15183 | 17124 | 15505 | 13009 | 10735 | 9251 | 7610 | 5699 | 4456 | 3651 | 3388 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | 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-on | cross | off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:43PM2.16m | 6:05AM2.10m | 6:46PM2.21m | 7:06AM2.15m | 7:40PM2.32m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:20AM0.79m | 11:59PM0.90m | 12:22PM0.78m | 1:00AM0.85m | 1:19PM0.71m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 19 | WSW 11 | WSW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 488 | 390 | 443 | 478 | 36 | 404 | 261 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10735 | 9251 | 7610 | 5699 | 4456 | 3651 | 3388 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 21 | SW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 9 | 16 | 35 | 126 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 124 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 51 | 154 | 471 | 1221 | 1859 | 975 | 1300 | 1525 | 2816 | 8750 | 15183 | 17124 | 15505 | 13009 | 9343 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 347 | 326 | 326 | 326 | 77 | 77 | 111 | 254 | 125 | 263 | 343 | 254 | 168 | 83 | 43 | 43 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 43 |
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