Piha North Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.94° S 174.47° E

Piha North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Piha North sea temperature is
14.4° 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 (12 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 9PM is: 1.9m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)--
Afternoon (12 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)15s
Evening (12 Jul)6ft (1.9m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
1
3
0
1
3
2
1
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WSW
15
2
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
SW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
14
2
WNW
8
2.1
WNW
8
1.9
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.1
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.7
W
13
1.7
W
12
1.3
WSW
18
1.8
WSW
18
3
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1907
1693
1508
1409
1389
1057
947
763
626
486
412
313
232
534
597
454
335
333
459
941
855
1031
1944
4425
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
15
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNW
20
NW
15
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:42PM2.69m
8:06AM2.64m
8:39PM2.86m
9:03AM2.75m
9:32PM2.99m
9:54AM2.82m
Low Tide
1:57AM0.33m
2:20PM0.18m
2:55AM0.19m
3:14PM0.07m
3:48AM0.07m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:22
5:22
5:22
 mm
2
Temp °C
13
12
11
12
13
13
13
14
15
14
12
12
11
12
13
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
Feels °C
12
10
9
9
10
10
10
11
12
12
9
9
7
10
11
13
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
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