Piha North Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.94° S 174.47° E

Piha North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Piha North sea temperature is
13.8°C
0.3° 

Piha North surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Piha North today (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 5AM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)5ft (1.5m)11s
Afternoon (28 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (28 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

Table - waves today at Piha North. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Fri night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
1.7
W
12
1.5
WNW
11
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
13
1.6
NW
9
1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
1
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
20
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1152
1019
1025
814
531
425
419
413
373
379
351
408
346
286
277
304
349
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
5
NE
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
25
S
25
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
9:17PM2.74m
9:34AM2.65m
9:51PM2.85m
10:08AM2.74m
Low Tide
3:28AM0.27m
3:38PM0.21m
4:03AM0.15m
4:14PM0.14m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:58
5:58
 mm
1
2
5
11
4
7
4
Temp °C
13
13
12
12
12
16
17
15
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
10
11
9
9
8
12
14
12
11
12
13
12
12
11
11
7
7
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