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Piha North surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand
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Piha North surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Piha North sea temperature is
17.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Piha North today?
The current surf forecast for Piha North at 3PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (08 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Piha North. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Mon 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NW 8 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | |
373 | 373 | 379 | 379 | 560 | 905 | 629 | 616 | 978 | 1548 | 1928 | 2005 | 3728 | 4261 | 3727 | 3313 | 2744 | 2416 | 1984 | 1817 | 5553 | 6135 | 6046 | 5974 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 1:38PM2.15m | 2:09AM2.27m | 2:37PM2.08m | 3:10AM2.23m | 3:44PM2.07m | 4:14AM2.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:39AM0.76m | 7:53PM0.75m | 8:35AM0.81m | 8:51PM0.80m | 9:37AM0.79m | 9:55PM0.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | |
— | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | |
— | — | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 18 | W 11 | W 11 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | SW 14 |
373 | 373 | 379 | 379 | 280 | 276 | 323 | 368 | 351 | 216 | 1928 | 2005 | 3728 | 4261 | 788 | 1042 | 1132 | 1067 | 1475 | 1435 | — | — | — | 5974 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 21 | W 11 | WNW 8 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 11 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
43 | 9 | 33 | 18 | 16 | 85 | 86 | 121 | 231 | 280 | 487 | 573 | 566 | 709 | — | — | 471 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | WSW 20 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 19 | — | SW 18 | SW 19 | WSW 20 | — | — | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
10 | 39 | 8 | 18 | 95 | — | 82 | 95 | 38 | — | — | 659 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NW 8 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | W 10 | — | W 11 | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | — |
51 | 70 | 89 | 234 | 560 | 905 | 629 | 616 | 978 | 1548 | — | 1190 | — | — | 3727 | 3313 | 2744 | 2416 | 1984 | 1817 | 5553 | 6135 | 6046 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 310 | 326 | 326 | 364 | 371 | 35 | 43 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 35 | 45 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 72 | 72 |
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