Piha North surf break

Piha North surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 03 Apr 2026 NZDT
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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
19.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Piha North today?

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 5PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Afternoon (03 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (03 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
4
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.8
WSW
Period(s) (?)131312121212121212111114131212121211141413131314
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4734113192782822402052051611761421862992732602552942704137658509157221389
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NE
10
NE
15
ENE
10
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:10AM
2.84
11:31PM
2.83
11:44AM
2.78
12:04AM
2.79
12:17PM
2.69
12:37AM
2.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:24PM
0.09
5:41AM
0.19
5:57PM
0.16
6:16AM
0.28
6:30PM
0.27
6:51AM
0.40
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Sunrise--------7:37-------7:37-------
Sunset---7:14-------7:12-------7:10----
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161920181716161516192018171717161719201918171717
Feels °C (?)141718161615151315181816151615151515171716151515
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