Piha North Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.94° S 174.47° E

Piha North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha North sea temperature is
14.8°C
0.6° 

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 (12 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 9AM is: 5.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)16ft (5.0m)16s
Afternoon (12 Sep)11ft (3.5m)16s
Evening (12 Sep)15ft (4.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat morning, light winds from the SW by Mon night).

Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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0
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
WSW
17
5
SW
17
5
SW
16
4.5
SW
11
3.5
WSW
16
5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
17
4
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13356
14588
13540
4313
5730
11426
10772
10265
10135
10785
10400
10025
9507
8996
8090
6947
6355
5796
5457
5135
4530
4076
3615
Wind (km/h)
40
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:01AM2.92m
10:18PM3.02m
10:39AM2.92m
10:54PM2.95m
11:15AM2.86m
Low Tide
3:55AM-0.05m
4:10PM-0.01m
4:33AM-0.04m
4:49PM0.04m
5:10AM0.03m
5:27PM0.15m
cloud
clear
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cloud
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clear
rain showers
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:09
6:09
6:10
 mm
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
13
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
13
13
12
Feels °C
6
6
5
5
6
7
6
6
6
5
7
8
9
8
8
9
9
10
9
10
9
9
9
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