Piha North Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.94° S 174.47° E

Piha North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha North sea temperature is
14.6°C
0.1° 

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 (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 9AM is: 4.0m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 21s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)13ft (4.0m)11s
Afternoon (28 Sep)11ft (3.5m)11s
Evening (28 Sep)11ft (3.5m)12s

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 14°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed morning).

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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3
4
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
WSW
11
4
SW
11
4
SW
11
3.5
SW
11
3.5
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
WSW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3585
3598
3709
3197
2764
2592
3687
3687
3687
3436
3436
3627
4720
4105
3788
3656
3563
3420
3192
3009
2708
2670
2356
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
0
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
11:15AM2.93m
11:30PM2.97m
11:53AM2.94m
00:09AM2.91m
12:33PM2.88m
Low Tide
5:06AM-0.03m
5:23PM0.05m
5:44AM-0.03m
6:04PM0.07m
6:24AM0.03m
6:47PM0.16m
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clear
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clear
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Temp °C
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
13
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
4
5
6
7
6
7
7
7
6
7
8
8
8
9
10
11
11
11
13
12
11
13
13
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