Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Piha North today (14 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Piha North at 2AM is: 1.5m 17s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.3m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Piha North. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | ||||||||||||||||
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 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
981 | 1018 | 1289 | 1354 | 1849 | 1849 | 1948 | 840 | 996 | 1258 | 1415 | 2162 | 2674 | 3469 | 3797 | 3986 | 3887 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:03PM3.09m | 10:25AM2.90m | 10:45PM3.10m | 11:07AM2.89m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:20AM-0.05m | 4:34PM-0.05m | 5:03AM-0.06m | 5:17PM-0.01m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
476 | 1018 | 1289 | 1354 | 1849 | 1849 | 1948 | 840 | 996 | 1258 | 1415 | 2162 | 2674 | 3469 | 3797 | 3986 | 3887 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | — | W 10 | WSW 18 | W 9 | WSW 9 | NW 7 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — |
981 | 451 | 382 | 313 | 151 | 151 | — | 190 | 644 | 103 | 113 | 12 | 134 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | — | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | — | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 404 | — | 149 | 218 | — | 70 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 5 | — | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 9 | 22 | 78 | — | 253 | 287 | 428 | 750 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 72 | 80 | 80 |
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