Piha North Surf Break

Piha North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.94° S 174.47° E

Issued: 11 am 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha North sea temperature is
14.6° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 6PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Afternoon (04 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (04 Jul)3ft (0.9m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tue
7
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
0
2
0
3
3
3
3
3
4
2
1
0
0
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
13
0.6
W
12
0.8
W
12
0.8
W
11
0.9
W
11
2.3
NW
9
2.5
WNW
10
2.4
WNW
10
2
W
10
1
WSW
18
1
WSW
17
1.1
WSW
16
1
WSW
16
2.2
W
10
2.1
WSW
12
5
W
10
5
W
11
4.5
W
13
4.5
W
12
4
W
13
4.5
WSW
16
4
WSW
16
4
WSW
16
4
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
87
103
171
155
178
944
1338
1086
752
582
563
651
532
1055
1141
4826
5685
6300
6008
5521
9711
9045
8821
8035
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
N
20
WNW
15
W
10
W
10
NW
15
NW
10
N
15
NE
30
NNE
25
N
30
WNW
20
NW
20
N
15
N
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
12:12PM2.47m
00:31AM2.64m
12:51PM2.44m
1:10AM2.60m
1:35PM2.40m
1:53AM2.54m
Low Tide
6:11AM0.40m
6:20PM0.40m
6:50AM0.41m
7:00PM0.45m
7:32AM0.43m
7:45PM0.51m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:16
5:17
5:17
 mm
4
1
1
1
5
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
14
15
13
14
13
14
14
14
15
15
12
11
13
13
10
12
12
11
10
9
9
9
9
Feels °C
9
10
11
8
9
8
10
12
12
13
12
10
8
8
8
3
7
7
7
7
5
5
6
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
13
0.6
W
12
0.8
W
12
0.8
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.4
SW
16
0.6
WSW
16
2.4
WNW
10
2
W
10
1.7
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
9
1.5
W
9
1.5
WSW
10
2.2
W
10
2.1
WSW
12
0.4
SW
22
2.3
WSW
14
4.5
W
13
4.5
W
12
4
W
13
4.5
WSW
16
4
WSW
16
4
WSW
16
4
WSW
16
Energy kJ
87
103
171
155
178
69
179
1086
752
484
422
348
432
1055
1141
121
1962
6300
6008
5521
9711
9045
8821
8035
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
13
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
17
0.3
WSW
20
0.3
WSW
20
0.8
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
18
1
WSW
18
1
WSW
17
1.1
WSW
16
1.1
NW
8
1.2
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
15
1.1
SW
19
1.5
WSW
18
2
WSW
18
0.5
S
10
0.3
S
9
0.2
S
9
Energy kJ
54
71
44
44
75
75
75
356
486
582
563
651
171
645
636
855
1530
2444
52
15
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
9
0.2
WSW
18
0.2
WSW
18
0.2
WSW
18
0.3
SW
13
0.3
WSW
20
0.4
WSW
10
0.5
WSW
11
0.7
W
11
1
WSW
16
0.1
SW
24
0.1
SW
24
Energy kJ
6
31
30
30
28
75
37
74
112
532
22
22
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
N
3
0.7
N
4
0.8
NNW
5
1
NNW
5
1.5
NNW
6
2.3
NW
9
2.5
WNW
10
1.1
NW
8
1.1
N
4
1.7
NNW
6
5
W
10
5
W
11
1.7
NNW
7
1.8
NNW
6
0.7
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
Energy kJ
7
16
25
53
143
944
1338
180
42
246
4826
5685
319
252
13
10
16
14
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
3
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
4
4
1
2
2
1
1
5
5
9
9
9
Distance (km)
11
108
326
331
338
262
43
43
43
43
43
7
0
238
121
43
43
43
105
7
7
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Auckland
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
1
1
3
4
2
2
1
5
6
9
9
9
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
4
3
5
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
7
6
5
6
8
9
9
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
7
6
5
6
5
5
9
8
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