Piha North Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.94° S 174.47° E

Piha North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha North sea temperature is
13.7° 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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 2PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 17s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Afternoon (21 Aug)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (21 Aug)5ft (1.6m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NW by Sun morning).

Fri
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
SW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
1.6
W
7
2
W
7
2.5
W
8
3
W
9
3.5
W
10
3.5
W
10
3
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
961
975
893
1065
1016
934
811
752
850
742
318
225
222
219
229
393
804
1450
2543
2505
1936
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
35
NW
35
NW
25
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:45PM2.11m
4:12AM2.00m
5:03PM2.07m
5:34AM1.99m
6:19PM2.13m
Low Tide
9:28AM0.83m
10:08PM0.97m
10:37AM0.91m
11:24PM0.99m
11:51AM0.89m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:56
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
5:53
 mm
4
2
Temp °C
12
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
14
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
9
10
9
10
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
9
9
7
8
7
8
7
10
9
8
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