Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Piha North today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Piha North at 2PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 17s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Piha North. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 961 | 975 | 893 | 1065 | 1016 | 934 | 811 | 752 | 850 | 742 | 318 | 225 | 222 | 219 | 229 | 393 | 804 | 1450 | 2543 | 2505 | 1936 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:45PM2.11m | 4:12AM2.00m | 5:03PM2.07m | 5:34AM1.99m | 6:19PM2.13m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:28AM0.83m | 10:08PM0.97m | 10:37AM0.91m | 11:24PM0.99m | 11:51AM0.89m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 6 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | W 10 | WSW 18 |
| kJ | 961 | 975 | 893 | 1065 | 1016 | 934 | 811 | 752 | 850 | 742 | 318 | 225 | 222 | 85 | 219 | 151 | 92 | 234 | 321 | 2505 | 395 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 17 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 24 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 13 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | — | WSW 18 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | — | 148 | 271 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 29 | 31 | 219 | 139 | 205 | 146 | 148 | — | 276 | 236 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | — | — | WSW 16 | — | — | — | WSW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 44 | 40 | 142 | — | — | 103 | — | — | — | 268 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | NW 4 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | — | WSW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 55 | 66 | 26 | 42 | 26 | 229 | 393 | 804 | 1450 | 2543 | — | 1936 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 119 | 124 | 119 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 186 | 310 | 310 | 342 | 326 | 342 | 342 | 342 | 342 | 338 |
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