Piha North Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.94° S 174.47° E

Piha North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha North sea temperature is
15.1° C
0.1° 

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 (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 10AM is: 2.2m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)7ft (2.2m)14s
Afternoon (08 Jul)8ft (2.5m)13s
Evening (08 Jul)6ft (1.8m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Fri night).

Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
2
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0
0
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4
5
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
2
WSW
13
2.5
SW
12
3
SW
11
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SSW
13
4.5
SSW
13
4.5
SSW
13
4.5
SSW
13
4.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3.5
SW
18
3
SW
18
3
SW
17
3
SW
16
1.9
WSW
16
2.5
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2458
2155
1875
2065
2426
2381
1094
1317
1880
1901
8766
6194
6639
7487
7100
5756
3527
2630
7045
6083
4935
4062
1765
3001
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
20
S
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSE
30
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
15
S
10
S
5
SSE
5
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:42AM2.48m
3:19PM2.34m
3:40AM2.43m
4:23PM2.36m
4:46AM2.41m
5:32PM2.42m
Low Tide
9:10AM0.48m
9:33PM0.62m
10:09AM0.49m
10:38PM0.64m
11:12AM0.47m
11:46PM0.59m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:33
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:20
5:20
5:21
 mm
Temp °C
11
11
12
14
14
13
13
13
12
11
12
12
12
11
11
11
10
10
10
11
11
10
10
9
Feels °C
7
7
9
10
9
7
7
8
6
6
6
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
4
6
7
7
8
7
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