
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Piha North today (25 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Piha North at 11PM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.7m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Piha North. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Fri night, strong winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
2471 | 2436 | 1193 | 1143 | 1077 | 946 | 2695 | 918 | 2994 | 941 | 759 | 686 | 846 | 1254 | 1531 | 1820 | 2526 | 3114 | 3104 | |
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 | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:43PM2.77m | 9:03AM2.73m | 9:18PM2.89m | 9:39AM2.86m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:54AM0.17m | 3:08PM0.17m | 3:30AM0.04m | 3:45PM0.08m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | WSW 13 | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 18 | WSW 23 | SW 17 |
— | — | 1193 | 1143 | 1077 | 946 | — | 918 | — | 521 | 513 | 488 | 314 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 12 | 53 | 45 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 26 | W 25 | W 24 | — | — | WSW 23 | — | WSW 23 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 12 | 11 | — | — | 53 | — | 51 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
2471 | 2436 | 255 | 271 | 284 | 394 | 2695 | 804 | 2994 | 941 | 759 | 686 | 846 | 1254 | 1531 | 1820 | 2526 | 3114 | 3104 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 137 | 137 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 338 | 125 | 80 |
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