Piha North Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.94° S 174.47° E

Piha North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha North sea temperature is
14.0° 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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 11AM is: 2.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)12s
Afternoon (05 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)13s
Evening (05 Aug)6ft (1.9m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Wed morning, calm by Thu night).

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
1
2
2
2
2
4
4
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.3
SW
12
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.6
SW
11
0.5
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4254
3025
1488
2020
1730
1594
1223
1034
1109
932
718
565
403
409
319
282
202
164
167
169
75
105
75
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
S
10
S
10
S
5
S
5
S
0
SW
0
ENE
5
NNE
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
0
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
1:20AM2.63m
1:49PM2.49m
2:08AM2.51m
2:44PM2.40m
3:08AM2.39m
3:52PM2.34m
Low Tide
7:44AM0.35m
8:04PM0.51m
8:35AM0.45m
9:03PM0.62m
9:37AM0.55m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:16
7:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:39
5:40
 mm
Temp °C
7
8
9
9
9
10
10
9
9
7
6
8
9
8
8
9
8
8
7
9
9
9
9
Feels °C
0
1
1
2
3
4
5
4
5
3
3
5
5
5
6
7
6
7
5
7
6
7
8
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