
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Piha North today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Piha North at 12AM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Piha North. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | |||||||||||||||||
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 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1653 | 1754 | 1653 | 1305 | 1289 | 1273 | 1415 | 1273 | 1498 | 1423 | 1447 | 1409 | 1319 | 1455 | 2867 | 2888 | 2784 | 2716 | 2615 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:06PM2.63m | 8:35AM2.56m | 8:54PM2.76m | 9:19AM2.71m | 9:35PM2.85m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:21AM0.32m | 2:39PM0.31m | 3:08AM0.17m | 3:25PM0.19m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
1653 | 1754 | 1653 | 1305 | 1289 | 1273 | 1415 | 1273 | 1498 | 1423 | 1447 | 1409 | 1319 | 1455 | 2867 | 2888 | 2784 | 2716 | 2615 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | — | — | — | W 8 | W 11 | — | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 9 | WSW 18 | WSW 19 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | S 7 | S 6 |
2 | — | — | — | 5 | 9 | — | 35 | 46 | 39 | 51 | 73 | 385 | 460 | 68 | 50 | 49 | 8 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 73 | 68 | 21 | 19 | 10 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 8 | — | SW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | — | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 14 | — | 40 | 39 | 58 | — | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 72 | 72 | 43 | 43 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 73 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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