
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Piha North today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Piha North at 8AM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Piha North. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 15 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1509 | 1390 | 1411 | 1310 | 1126 | 845 | 833 | 472 | 698 | 688 | 955 | 862 | 4301 | 2546 | 3367 | 6101 | 6445 | 6318 | 6460 | 6335 | 5560 | 4245 | 3425 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:59AM2.56m | 10:20PM2.76m | 10:35AM2.61m | 10:54PM2.81m | 11:10AM2.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:56AM0.39m | 4:06PM0.29m | 4:32AM0.30m | 4:41PM0.24m | 5:07AM0.24m | 5:17PM0.22m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | WSW 16 | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
1509 | 1390 | 1411 | 1310 | 1126 | 845 | 833 | 472 | 578 | 606 | 955 | 862 | — | 412 | — | 6101 | 6445 | 6318 | 6460 | 6335 | 5560 | 4245 | 3425 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 16 | — | — | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 21 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 24 | — | SW 22 |
— | 177 | — | — | 126 | 373 | 45 | 412 | 268 | 539 | 326 | 246 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | 18 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 19 | — | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 214 | — | 356 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 15 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
5 | 10 | 28 | 40 | 40 | 53 | 132 | 449 | 698 | 688 | 749 | 787 | 4301 | 2546 | 3367 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 43 | 7 | 338 | 121 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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