Piha North Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.94° S 174.47° E

Piha North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 25 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha North sea temperature is
14.1° C
0.5° 

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 (26 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 6AM is: 4.5m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)13ft (4.0m)15s
Afternoon (26 Jul)11ft (3.5m)14s
Evening (26 Jul)10ft (3.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat night, calm by Sun morning).

Sunday
26
Monday
27
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)
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0
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2
2
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
6
WSW
15
5.5
WSW
15
5
WSW
15
4.5
WSW
15
4
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16192
13443
10834
9129
7511
5567
4456
3773
3408
3408
3232
2919
2318
2402
2274
1876
1684
Wind (km/h)
35
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
15
W
10
NNE
5
E
15
SE
10
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
15
S
20
S
15
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
15
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
6:46PM2.21m
7:06AM2.15m
7:40PM2.32m
7:58AM2.26m
8:26PM2.44m
Low Tide
1:00AM0.85m
1:19PM0.71m
1:53AM0.75m
2:08PM0.60m
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:31
 mm
1
1
3
2
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
10
9
10
9
9
10
10
10
10
11
12
13
12
11
Feels °C
4
5
6
6
7
8
6
6
6
6
6
5
6
7
7
7
7
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