Piha North Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.94° S 174.47° E

Piha North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha North sea temperature is
14.6°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 (19 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 9AM is: 4.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.5m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)13ft (4.0m)15s
Afternoon (19 Sep)11ft (3.5m)15s
Evening (19 Sep)11ft (3.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds.

Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
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
0
0
0
0
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0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
4
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
4
WSW
15
4
WSW
15
4.5
WSW
15
5
WSW
10
5
SW
12
5
SW
14
5
SW
14
5
SW
15
5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4
WSW
16
4
WSW
16
4
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3204
6872
6221
5944
6021
6116
5789
5839
6275
6930
8495
4735
6960
9205
9426
11086
11818
11578
10516
9026
7584
6882
5766
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
40
WSW
40
SW
40
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
2:19AM2.08m
2:59PM2.10m
3:31AM1.96m
4:22PM2.04m
4:59AM1.95m
5:42PM2.11m
Low Tide
8:42AM0.87m
9:27PM0.99m
9:55AM0.96m
10:48PM1.01m
11:14AM0.93m
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rain showers
clear
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cloud
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cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:15
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:15
6:15
6:16
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
7
7
8
8
9
9
9
8
8
7
5
5
5
6
5
6
7
7
7
8
8
7
7
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