Piha North Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.94° S 174.47° E

Piha North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha North sea temperature is
14.2°C
0.0° 

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 (03 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 12AM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)--
Afternoon (03 Sep)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (03 Sep)8ft (2.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed night, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri morning, light winds from the SW by Fri night).

Wed
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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)
0
3
2
3
3
3
2
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
16
4
W
16
3
W
10
3.5
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3102
2553
2299
2299
1573
1862
1606
1700
1601
1723
1809
2167
2638
3252
3669
4058
7268
2149
5655
Wind (km/h)
20
W
20
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
35
NW
30
WNW
25
WSW
25
SW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:54AM2.65m
1:24PM2.56m
1:45AM2.47m
2:21PM2.42m
Low Tide
6:51PM0.34m
7:16AM0.33m
7:43PM0.49m
8:11AM0.49m
8:46PM0.64m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:01
6:01
6:02
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
15
15
14
14
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
15
14
15
15
14
Feels °C
10
10
11
12
12
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
9
9
8
10
12
10
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