Piha North Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.94° S 174.47° E

Piha North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha North sea temperature is
14.3° 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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 1AM is: 2.3m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)15s
Afternoon (17 Jul)10ft (3.0m)15s
Evening (17 Jul)10ft (3.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
3
2
3
3
3
2
0
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0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
15
2.5
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3326
2983
2634
2324
2381
2207
2305
2699
3417
3816
3979
3979
4353
4076
3873
3665
3615
3419
3320
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:08PM3.09m
11:31AM2.83m
11:53PM3.03m
12:17PM2.75m
Low Tide
5:27AM-0.01m
5:41PM0.01m
6:14AM0.05m
6:28PM0.12m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:24
5:24
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
14
13
13
13
14
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
12
12
Feels °C
12
12
12
11
11
10
11
9
9
8
9
8
8
8
8
8
9
8
7
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