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Piha North surf break

Piha North surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 17 Feb 2026 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Piha North surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Piha North sea temperature is
21.7° C
 (Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Piha North today?

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 11PM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Feb)--
Afternoon (17 Feb)6.5ft (2.0m)11s
Evening (17 Feb)6ft (1.8m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
WSW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
WSW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
2.3
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.2
SW
2.2
SW
Period(s) (?)1111111111111111111111111118181716161688889
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)943799715657593593524485431382388711711711703632748739637607612666647715
Wind
(km/h)
20
WNW
10
W
0
SW
5
WNW
5
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
30
W
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		onglassglassglassoncross-
on		ononononononononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:52PM
2.70
11:10AM
2.92
11:28PM
2.80
11:45AM
2.99
12:04AM
2.85
12:20PM
3.00
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:57AM
0.14
5:23PM
0.09
5:34AM
0.06
5:59PM
0.01
6:11AM
0.04
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sunrise-----6:54-------6:56-------6:56--
Sunset-8:16-------8:15-------8:15------
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-------------1----1-----
Temp. °C212018181818202020191818181819202020191817171919
Feels °C (?)192019181818181717161515151314161717161413141515
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