Piha North Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.94° S 174.47° E

Piha North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha North sea temperature is
14.1° 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 (30 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 8AM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)14s
Afternoon (30 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Evening (30 Jul)5ft (1.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat morning).

Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
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)
4
4
4
3
2
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
13
2.4
WNW
8
2.3
WNW
8
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
3
W
15
3.5
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
11
4
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1509
1390
1411
1310
1126
845
833
472
698
688
955
862
4301
2546
3367
6101
6445
6318
6460
6335
5560
4245
3425
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNW
15
NW
10
N
20
N
25
NNW
25
NW
25
W
25
W
30
W
30
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
15
W
5
S
5
ENE
5
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:59AM2.56m
10:20PM2.76m
10:35AM2.61m
10:54PM2.81m
11:10AM2.64m
Low Tide
3:56AM0.39m
4:06PM0.29m
4:32AM0.30m
4:41PM0.24m
5:07AM0.24m
5:17PM0.22m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:35
5:36
 mm
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
11
15
15
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
13
12
13
12
11
10
10
12
12
12
11
Feels °C
8
7
8
12
11
11
9
8
9
9
8
8
7
5
7
7
7
8
8
10
9
9
8
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