Piha North Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.94° S 174.47° E

Piha North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha North sea temperature is
16.8°C
1.5° 

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 (27 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 12PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.0m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)7s
Afternoon (27 Oct)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (27 Oct)10ft (3.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the W by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
2.5
WNW
7
3
WNW
8
3
W
12
3
W
12
3
WSW
12
2
W
11
1.8
W
11
2.2
SW
12
2.1
SW
11
1.9
SW
10
1.9
SW
10
1.6
SW
11
2.4
W
9
2.5
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
9
2.4
WSW
9
2.4
WSW
9
2.5
W
8
2.5
W
8
3
W
8
3.5
WSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
368
434
603
1040
2246
2563
2352
1004
723
1291
1053
798
734
627
1004
1038
993
898
878
804
880
1060
1985
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
25
NNW
35
NW
35
NW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
30
WNW
35
W
35
W
40
W
30
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
10:50AM2.99m
11:07PM2.95m
11:32AM3.01m
11:51PM2.89m
12:17PM2.96m
Low Tide
4:38AM-0.05m
5:01PM0.04m
5:21AM-0.05m
5:46PM0.05m
6:05AM0.02m
6:34PM0.13m
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cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
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clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
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6:22
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7:50
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1
4
1
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1
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1
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Temp °C
14
15
16
17
14
14
13
13
13
13
14
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
15
16
16
15
14
Feels °C
10
11
11
13
9
8
8
8
9
9
10
11
9
9
8
7
8
9
9
10
10
8
8
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