Piha North Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.94° S 174.47° E

Piha North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha North sea temperature is
14.0° C
0.7° 

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 (25 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 21ft (6.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 21ft (6.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 7AM is: 3.5m 8s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)13ft (4.0m)9s
Afternoon (25 Jul)21ft (6.5m)12s
Evening (25 Jul)21ft (6.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri night, min 9°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat morning, calm by Sun morning).

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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0
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Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WNW
9
2.5
WNW
9
3
W
8
3.5
W
8
4
W
9
5.5
WSW
11
6.5
WSW
12
6.5
WSW
14
6.5
WSW
14
5.5
WSW
15
5
WSW
15
4.5
WSW
15
4
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1238
998
1220
1561
2727
7195
13184
17371
16181
13461
10834
9129
7610
5567
4704
3949
3721
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
40
W
40
WSW
50
SW
45
WSW
40
SW
35
SW
30
SW
20
WSW
10
W
5
NNE
5
E
15
SSE
15
S
20
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
6:05AM2.10m
6:46PM2.21m
7:06AM2.15m
7:40PM2.32m
Low Tide
11:59PM0.90m
12:22PM0.78m
1:00AM0.85m
1:19PM0.71m
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
 mm
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
14
13
12
11
12
11
11
11
12
12
12
10
9
10
10
10
10
Feels °C
10
8
5
2
4
1
1
2
4
5
7
8
7
9
7
6
5
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