Piha North Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.94° S 174.47° E

Piha North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha North sea temperature is
14.2° C
0.5° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 12PM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)5ft (1.6m)14s
Afternoon (23 Jul)6ft (1.9m)13s
Evening (23 Jul)6ft (1.9m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the SW by Sat morning).

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
4
4
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
0
0
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2
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
12
1.4
SW
13
1.6
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
2
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
3
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
8
3
W
9
4
W
9
5
W
10
6
WSW
11
6.5
WSW
13
7
WSW
14
6.5
WSW
14
6
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
214
651
975
1138
1308
1401
1180
1083
835
762
488
390
453
1176
943
1450
2431
4579
9492
13862
17885
17628
15255
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
10
SSE
5
ENE
5
WNW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
N
20
N
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
15
NW
35
WNW
40
W
45
WSW
45
SW
45
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
3:53AM2.20m
4:36PM2.17m
4:58AM2.11m
5:43PM2.16m
6:05AM2.10m
6:46PM2.21m
Low Tide
10:19AM0.73m
10:53PM0.88m
11:20AM0.79m
11:59PM0.90m
12:22PM0.78m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:26
7:26
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5:29
5:30
5:30
 mm
1
1
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
12
13
13
13
13
13
12
11
11
14
13
12
13
13
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
Feels °C
12
12
11
12
10
10
10
10
9
8
7
9
8
8
10
7
3
1
1
1
3
4
5
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