Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Piha North today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Piha North at 2PM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.4m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Piha North. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 723 | 1269 | 1053 | 798 | 672 | 702 | 1019 | 958 | 733 | 897 | 777 | 657 | 767 | 989 | 4361 | 4429 | 5023 | 5164 | 5164 | 5549 | 6156 | 7291 | 7623 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:32AM3.01m | 11:51PM2.89m | 12:17PM2.96m | 00:38AM2.77m | 1:05PM2.85m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:21AM-0.05m | 5:46PM0.05m | 6:05AM0.02m | 6:34PM0.13m | 6:54AM0.14m | 7:27PM0.26m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | WSW 13 | W 11 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 723 | 1269 | 1053 | 798 | 672 | 702 | 277 | 21 | 733 | 18 | 273 | 373 | 431 | 865 | 4361 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | — | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 451 | 530 | 441 | 186 | 186 | 186 | — | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 128 | — | 351 | 368 | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WNW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 250 | — | — | 314 | 352 | 456 | 1019 | 958 | 222 | 897 | 777 | 657 | 767 | 989 | 3663 | 4429 | 5023 | 5164 | 5164 | 5549 | 6156 | 7291 | 7623 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 43 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 235 | 342 | 342 | 342 | 125 | 124 | 80 | 124 | 196 | 363 | 368 | 342 | 363 | 363 |
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