Piha North Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.94° S 174.47° E

Piha North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha North sea temperature is
16.8°C
0.9° 

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 (06 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 6AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (06 Nov)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (06 Nov)4ft (1.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Mon
9
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
1
1
0
2
2
2
1
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
3
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.1
SW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
SW
12
1.2
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.8
NW
7
1.9
NW
7
1.7
WNW
7
1.6
WNW
7
1.5
WNW
7
1.4
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
9
1.2
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
513
496
390
336
251
247
202
208
202
216
206
162
158
203
295
362
294
264
249
251
322
632
840
1175
1283
1463
1564
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
N
10
WNW
15
NNW
10
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
N
10
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
W
5
W
5
NE
5
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:11AM2.52m
8:26PM2.61m
8:55AM2.63m
9:09PM2.66m
9:34AM2.72m
9:47PM2.69m
Low Tide
1:54AM0.36m
2:15PM0.43m
2:40AM0.27m
3:01PM0.35m
3:21AM0.21m
3:43PM0.30m
3:59AM0.19m
rain showers
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clear
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thunderstorm
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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 mm
2
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1
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3
1
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Temp °C
17
16
17
21
22
18
18
18
18
18
17
19
18
19
17
16
16
15
15
17
18
18
17
16
16
16
16
Feels °C
18
17
18
22
21
17
18
18
17
17
16
18
18
16
15
13
14
13
14
15
16
16
17
16
16
15
15
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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