Piha North Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.94° S 174.47° E

Piha North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha North sea temperature is
14.4°C
0.2° 

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 (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 1PM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)10ft (3.0m)16s
Afternoon (07 Sep)8ft (2.5m)15s
Evening (07 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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
Rating
(10 max)
!
0
!
0
0
0
4
4
2
2
0
0
0
2
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
14
2.1
SW
14
1.8
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
13
2
SW
11
2
SW
10
2.1
SW
13
1.9
SW
12
2
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4432
4189
4340
3669
3348
3034
2148
1736
1332
1723
1699
1504
868
852
1344
1082
1041
807
686
646
509
509
553
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
30
NW
20
NNW
30
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
10
W
10
SSE
15
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
20
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
5:41AM2.24m
6:22PM2.46m
6:54AM2.39m
7:25PM2.65m
7:52AM2.57m
8:15PM2.83m
Low Tide
11:55AM0.59m
00:40AM0.54m
1:02PM0.43m
1:40AM0.34m
1:58PM0.25m
cloud
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:33
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:06
6:06
6:07
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
14
15
14
13
13
12
11
11
11
12
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
12
11
Feels °C
12
10
11
10
10
9
12
11
8
7
5
6
8
8
8
8
8
9
10
9
9
8
8
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