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Piha North Surf Forecast
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Piha North surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 31 May 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Piha North surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Piha North sea temperature is
16.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Piha North today (31 May):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Piha North at 9PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 31). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (31 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Piha North. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 51mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun night, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Mon morning, calm by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wed 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NW 8 | SW 12 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | WSW 12 | NW 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 13 | |
126 | 74 | 281 | 348 | 247 | 220 | 220 | 181 | 170 | 103 | 135 | 126 | 98 | 257 | 123 | 123 | 291 | 363 | 394 | 424 | 354 | 300 | 217 | 219 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | |
High Tide | 9:41PM2.64m | 9:55AM2.52m | 10:19PM2.65m | 10:33AM2.50m | 10:57PM2.63m | 11:12AM2.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:54AM0.45m | 4:06PM0.37m | 4:33AM0.46m | 4:44PM0.39m | 5:11AM0.48m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — |
 | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 |
— | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 24 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | W 10 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | SW 8 |
 kJ | 93 | 135 | 281 | 348 | 247 | 220 | 220 | 181 | 170 | 103 | 135 | 126 | 68 | 257 | 59 | 73 | 291 | 363 | 394 | 424 | 354 | 300 | 217 | 154 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 126 | 74 | 75 | 78 | 112 | 82 | 80 | 61 | 60 | 57 | 83 | 98 | 98 | 94 | 123 | 83 | 50 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 14 | 42 | 81 | 219 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | WNW 12 | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | W 11 | WNW 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 8 | WSW 12 | NW 8 | S 4 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | NW 7 | SW 11 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 8 | 13 | — | — | 64 | 65 | 65 | — | 22 | 28 | 32 | 48 | 46 | 65 | 59 | 123 | 16 | 2 | 25 | 25 | 44 | 13 | 32 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | NNE 4 | N 5 | NNW 8 | — | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 3 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 59 | 59 | 74 | 40 | 85 | 370 | — | 6 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 326 | 326 | 293 | 293 | 293 | 291 | 285 | 324 | 291 | 291 | 326 | 298 | 231 | 7 | 0 | 33 | 13 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 43 |
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