Piha North Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.94° S 174.47° E

Piha North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha North sea temperature is
14.7°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 (04 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 4PM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)6ft (1.9m)15s
Afternoon (04 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)14s
Evening (04 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
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)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WSW
15
1.9
SW
15
2
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
17
1.7
WSW
17
1.7
WSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1592
1576
1667
1644
1576
1570
1524
1408
1327
1144
1127
1011
932
932
828
841
975
1238
1775
1754
1673
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
15
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
10
E
15
ENE
15
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
ESE
5
E
10
NNE
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
4:28PM2.35m
5:11AM2.18m
5:55PM2.37m
6:36AM2.25m
7:09PM2.48m
Low Tide
10:08AM0.64m
10:59PM0.69m
11:28AM0.67m
00:19AM0.63m
12:44PM0.59m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
9
12
15
13
12
12
10
10
11
14
15
14
12
12
11
11
12
15
17
15
13
Feels °C
4
8
11
10
10
9
6
6
7
10
12
10
9
9
8
8
8
12
15
14
12
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