Piha North Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.94° S 174.47° E

Piha North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha North sea temperature is
14.9°C
0.4° 

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 (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 7AM is: 4.0m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)11ft (3.5m)16s
Afternoon (24 Sep)11ft (3.5m)16s
Evening (24 Sep)10ft (3.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
24
Friday
25
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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3
3
0
0
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4
WSW
16
4
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9653
9056
8130
7059
6471
5991
5120
4734
4222
3700
3030
2765
2480
2554
2471
2171
1267
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
20
SSE
5
E
5
ESE
10
SSE
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:28PM2.43m
7:49AM2.40m
8:07PM2.61m
8:27AM2.58m
8:43PM2.77m
Low Tide
1:39AM0.54m
1:52PM0.47m
2:18AM0.35m
2:30PM0.31m
clear
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:19
6:20
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
10
9
8
9
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
Feels °C
5
5
7
6
6
5
5
6
6
8
8
8
7
7
8
9
9
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