
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Piha North today (18 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Piha North at 9PM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.6m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 2.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Piha North. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
3419 | 3419 | 3178 | 6461 | 6388 | 6242 | 5522 | 4883 | 4518 | 4055 | 3577 | 3097 | 2699 | 2346 | 2313 | 2053 | 1997 | 1662 | 1509 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 00:38AM2.90m | 1:02PM2.64m | 1:22AM2.73m | 1:49PM2.50m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:28PM0.12m | 6:59AM0.16m | 7:14PM0.28m | 7:45AM0.30m | 8:02PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
3419 | 3419 | 3178 | 6461 | 6388 | 6242 | 5522 | 4883 | 4518 | 4055 | 3577 | 3097 | 2699 | 2346 | 2313 | 2053 | 1997 | 1662 | 1509 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 21 |
166 | 605 | 1637 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 18 | 18 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 154 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | — | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 |
— | — | 2439 | 5076 | 5221 | 5240 | — | 4158 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 72 | 72 | 43 | 72 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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