
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Piha North today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 17s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Piha North at 9AM is: 1.5m 17s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.3m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Piha North. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue night, fresh winds from the W by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
319 | 622 | 1506 | 1881 | 1982 | 2206 | 2090 | 1622 | 1257 | 1977 | 1586 | 1566 | 1527 | 1225 | 1301 | 1265 | 1111 | 876 | 824 | 824 | 915 | 902 | 1366 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:45AM2.83m | 11:59PM2.71m | 12:21PM2.73m | 00:35AM2.57m | 12:57PM2.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:38AM0.12m | 5:59PM0.24m | 6:13AM0.24m | 6:36PM0.37m | 6:49AM0.38m | 7:14PM0.52m | |||||||||||||||||
6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WNW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
189 | 622 | 1506 | 1881 | 1982 | 2206 | 2090 | 1622 | 1257 | 1977 | 1586 | 1566 | 1527 | 1225 | 1301 | 1265 | 1111 | 876 | 606 | 824 | 915 | 902 | 1366 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | WSW 20 | — | W 8 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | SW 20 | — | WSW 18 | WSW 13 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | — |
277 | 219 | — | — | 485 | — | 127 | 553 | 547 | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | 33 | 824 | 83 | 106 | 390 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | — | — | — | — |
319 | 225 | — | — | — | — | — | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 82 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 |
— | 208 | 273 | 284 | 238 | 192 | — | — | 125 | 59 | 54 | 78 | 111 | 155 | 187 | 205 | 310 | 670 | — | 488 | 454 | 359 | 426 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 83 | 108 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 96 | 326 | 101 | 80 | 120 | 13 | 372 | 478 | 271 | 43 | 43 |
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