Piha North Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.94° S 174.47° E

Piha North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha North sea temperature is
15.0° C
0.0° 

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 (10 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 8AM is: 3.5m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.7m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.2m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jul)11ft (3.5m)18s
Afternoon (10 Jul)10ft (3.0m)17s
Evening (10 Jul)8ft (2.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Mon
13
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)
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5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3.5
SW
18
3.5
SW
18
3
SW
17
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.1
SW
15
1.9
WSW
15
1.8
SW
14
1.4
SW
18
2.2
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2
WSW
15
2
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3071
2525
7367
6659
5692
4271
3222
2687
2516
2344
1976
1508
1382
1263
2408
2475
2349
2503
2291
2123
1907
1693
1508
1409
Wind (km/h)
30
S
25
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
SSE
10
SE
10
E
5
E
5
E
5
E
5
E
5
ENE
5
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:46AM2.41m
5:32PM2.42m
5:56AM2.44m
6:39PM2.54m
7:04AM2.52m
7:42PM2.69m
Low Tide
11:12AM0.47m
11:46PM0.59m
12:18PM0.41m
00:54AM0.48m
1:21PM0.31m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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>
7:33
7:33
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:21
5:21
5:22
 mm
Temp °C
11
11
11
12
12
12
10
9
8
8
8
9
11
11
10
9
9
8
9
11
12
11
11
11
Feels °C
5
5
6
8
8
9
7
5
5
5
5
6
8
8
7
6
6
5
6
9
10
8
9
9
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