Piha North surf break

Piha North surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 27 May 2026 NZST
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Piha North surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Piha North sea temperature is
16.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Piha North today?

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 9AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 May)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Afternoon (27 May)3ft (0.9m)15s
Evening (27 May)3.5ft (1.0m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Sat
30
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.7
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
251
205
261
299
331
318
412
469
731
731
877
865
840
872
859
919
1006
1021
1021
976
1019
1229
1325
1289
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
WNW
5
N
5
NNW
5
WNW
10
W
5
SW
5
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
S
5
S
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
S
5
ESE
5
NE
10
ENE
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
glassy
glassy
on
on
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:29AM2.40m
7:02PM2.41m
7:16AM2.42m
7:46PM2.49m
7:59AM2.45m
8:26PM2.56m
Low Tide
00:18AM0.63m
12:45PM0.49m
1:09AM0.60m
1:30PM0.45m
1:55AM0.55m
2:11PM0.41m
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part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
7:22
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:14
5:14
Temp °C
14
13
13
16
16
16
15
15
15
14
14
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
13
15
15
14
14
13
14
12
12
15
15
16
14
14
14
14
13
14
14
14
14
14
13
14
13
15
14
13
13
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
12
1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.7
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
14
Energy kJ
251
205
202
202
331
220
412
469
731
731
877
865
840
872
859
919
1006
1021
1021
976
1019
1229
1325
1289
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
15
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.7
SW
6
0.7
SW
6
0.7
SW
6
0.7
SW
7
0.6
SSW
6
0.6
SSW
6
0.5
SW
6
Energy kJ
58
49
261
299
202
318
145
142
43
42
42
44
26
26
18
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
17
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SSW
6
0.6
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.3
SW
5
0.3
SW
5
Energy kJ
145
165
33
23
12
4
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
77
0
0
9
42
0
1
1
1
43
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Auckland
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
3
3
3
3
1
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
6
5
5
4
4
4
9
5
4
4
9
9
9
9
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
6
7
7
9
7
9
9
6
6
6
9
9
9
9
9
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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