
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) - 5ft (1.6m), 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 9AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 2.2m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 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 Wed night, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu night, light winds from the S by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 10 | W 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1028 | 838 | 779 | 824 | 734 | 1018 | 1303 | 1346 | 1783 | 2954 | 6974 | 6513 | 4606 | 4181 | 3352 | 2884 | 2249 | 1677 | 1840 | 926 | 1413 | 821 | 1302 | 625 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 00:35AM2.57m | 12:57PM2.60m | 1:13AM2.41m | 1:38PM2.44m | 1:56AM2.25m | 2:25PM2.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:49AM0.38m | 7:14PM0.52m | 7:27AM0.55m | 7:57PM0.69m | 8:12AM0.71m | 8:48PM0.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 |
1028 | 838 | 779 | 824 | 734 | 1018 | 1303 | 1346 | 1783 | 2323 | 6974 | 6513 | 4606 | 4181 | 3352 | 2884 | 2249 | 1677 | 1840 | 926 | 1413 | 821 | 808 | 625 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 10 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | — | S 7 | — | — | — | — |
104 | 92 | 145 | 82 | 124 | — | — | 662 | 688 | 844 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 397 | — | 251 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | — | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
15 | — | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 10 | — | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | S 7 | — | S 6 | S 7 | SW 12 | SSW 6 |
124 | 194 | 346 | 727 | 552 | 500 | 480 | 804 | 1271 | 2954 | — | 309 | 321 | 335 | 1204 | 1067 | 642 | — | 352 | — | 187 | 148 | 1302 | 252 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 130 | 377 | 262 | 210 | 43 | 43 | 128 | 145 | 102 | 43 | 83 | 101 | 129 | 235 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 103 | 92 | 83 | 83 |
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