Piha North Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.94° S 174.47° E

Piha North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha North sea temperature is
13.7°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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 7AM is: 2.0m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.5m 19s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)8s
Afternoon (23 Aug)11ft (3.5m)9s
Evening (23 Aug)10ft (3.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun morning, light winds from the SW by Mon night).

Sunday
23
Monday
24
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)
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
1.8
W
7
2.3
W
8
3
W
8
3.5
W
9
3.5
W
10
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
12
4
WSW
13
4
WSW
14
4
WSW
15
4
WSW
15
4
WSW
15
4
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
222
219
219
280
593
1064
1888
2205
2161
2241
3859
5056
6277
8226
7804
7284
6340
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
25
NW
30
NW
35
NW
30
WNW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:34AM1.99m
6:19PM2.13m
6:44AM2.08m
7:17PM2.27m
Low Tide
11:24PM0.99m
11:51AM0.89m
00:34AM0.91m
12:54PM0.78m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:53
5:53
 mm
3
1
Temp °C
13
12
11
12
14
15
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
10
9
7
7
8
9
9
8
7
7
8
8
9
10
10
10
10
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