Piha North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.94° S 174.47° E

Issued: 5 am 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Piha North sea temperature is

14.4° C

Piha North surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Piha North today (14 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 9AM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	8s
Afternoon (14 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	8s
Evening (14 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 14							Wednesday 15								Thursday 16								Fri 17
	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	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	3	2	1	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	3	3	3	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 14	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WSW 12	W 12	W 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 18	WSW 17	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15
Wave Graph
kJ	232	545	373	319	241	328	726	865	807	1042	1944	4588	5131	5601	5119	4729	4428	4056	3803	3560	3560	3199	2930	2697
Wind (km/h)	N	N	N	NW	WNW	W	W	WNW	NW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	W	SW	SW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide				9:03AM2.75m				9:32PM2.99m				9:54AM2.82m				10:21PM3.08m				10:43AM2.85m				11:08PM3.09m
Low Tide	2:55AM0.19m					3:14PM0.07m				3:48AM0.07m				4:05PM-0.01m				4:39AM0.00m				4:54PM-0.03m


	—	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	7:31
	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:23	—	—	5:24
mm	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	12	13	14	15	14	14	14	14	13	13	14	14	14	14	13	12	12	12	15	16	13	13	13
Feels °C	9	9	11	12	13	13	14	14	13	12	12	12	12	13	13	11	10	10	10	12	13	10	9	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 14	WNW 8	WNW 8	WSW 13	WNW 8	WNW 8	W 12	W 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 18	WSW 17	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15
kJ	232	435	373	215	232	161	726	865	807	1042	1944	4588	5131	5601	5119	4729	4428	4056	3803	3560	3560	3199	2930	2697
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 23	WSW 14	WSW 13	SW 21	WSW 12	WSW 12	SW 20	WSW 18	WSW 18	WSW 18	W 13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	21	232	225	71	241	328	188	408	666	948	957	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 23	WSW 23	WSW 22	SW 21	WSW 20	WSW 20	NW 7	NW 7	NW 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	21	52	48	69	160	158	57	16	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 7	WNW 8	—	WNW 8	—	—	—	—	—	NW 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	200	545	—	319	—	—	—	—	—	27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	O'Neills Bay Auckland	O'Neills Bay Auckland	Forestry Northland	Tawharanui Northland	Tawharanui Northland	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan - Ngarunui Beach Raglan and West Waikato	Ruapuke Raglan and West Waikato	The Bluff-South Side Northland	Taupo Bay Northland	Marokopa Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Pareparea Bay Northland	Kaitoke Beach Great Barrier Island	Kaitoke Beach Great Barrier Island	Waikawau Bay Coromandel	Red Beach Auckland	Red Beach Auckland
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	1	1	3	3	4	4	4	5	1	6	5	5	5	5	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	42	7	7	83	72	72	42	42	42	102	108	288	227	154	154	120	120	120	165	119	119	102	43	43
Best forecast wave conditions in Auckland		O'Neills Bay	Whatipu																				Red Beach	Red Beach
Rating (10 max)		2	2																				1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Wainui Beach - Whales Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Shingles West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	The Box Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Makorori Point Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Point Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Point Gisborne and Mahia	Wainui Beach - Whales Gisborne and Mahia	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	1	1	5	5	6	6	6	9	8	4	6	6	5	5	5	1	2	2	3	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	7	8	7	7	6	6	9	6	8	8	7	4	4	4	4	4	9	4	5	5	5	5	5

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