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Piha North surf break

Piha North surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 18 Mar 2026 NZDT
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Piha North surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Piha North sea temperature is
19.6° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Piha North today?

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 11PM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Mar)--
Afternoon (18 Mar)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (18 Mar)5ft (1.5m)13s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
3
1
2
2
1
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
SW
1.3
WSW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
Period(s) (?)131313131313131312121212121212121211111111111313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)864784649594479431424479613645488421421414414514593622611611663466905757
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
15
SE
10
SSE
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
5
S
0
ESE
5
NNW
5
WNW
10
W
15
W
10
SW
5
SW
5
W
5
NW
5
NE
5
N
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		crosscrosscrossglassglassglassononcross-
on		glassglassglassglassglasson
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:24PM
2.79
10:40AM
2.98
11:01PM
2.92
11:17AM
3.05
11:39PM
2.99
11:55AM
3.05
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:29AM
0.09
4:53PM
-0.04
5:08AM
-0.01
5:31PM
-0.11
5:48AM
-0.03
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunrise------7:22-------7:24-------7:24-
Sunset-7:37-------7:36-------7:35------
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191817171716172121191818171719202019171717161820
Feels °C (?)161615151515151919181718181720191919181818161819
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