Piha North Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.94° S 174.47° E

Piha North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha North sea temperature is
14.0° C
0.5° 

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 (04 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 10PM is: 2.2m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.9m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 3.0m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)--
Afternoon (04 Aug)11ft (3.5m)10s
Evening (04 Aug)7ft (2.2m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Tue
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
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4
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3
2
3
2
3
4
4
3
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
10
3.5
SW
10
2.2
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SSW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2033
2131
2010
4864
4527
3954
3762
2020
2207
1703
1147
1191
1109
932
718
565
403
367
282
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
30
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
5
SE
5
S
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
1:20AM2.63m
1:49PM2.49m
2:08AM2.51m
2:44PM2.40m
Low Tide
7:15PM0.40m
7:44AM0.35m
8:04PM0.51m
8:35AM0.45m
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:38
5:39
 mm
Temp °C
13
9
9
7
7
7
8
8
9
10
10
9
9
8
8
9
9
9
9
Feels °C
6
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
3
4
5
4
5
5
6
6
6
7
8
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