Piha North Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.94° S 174.47° E

Piha North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha North sea temperature is
14.6°C
0.4° 

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 (11 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 19s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 18s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 1AM is: 1.6m 20s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.0m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 2.5m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Sep)10ft (3.0m)19s
Afternoon (11 Sep)15ft (4.5m)18s
Evening (11 Sep)15ft (4.5m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
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)
2
2
0
0
0
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!
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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)
1.9
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
1.7
SW
20
4.5
SW
19
3
WSW
19
4.5
SW
19
4.5
SW
18
4.5
WSW
18
4.5
WSW
18
4.5
WSW
17
5
WSW
17
5
SW
17
5
SW
16
4.5
SW
11
3.5
WSW
16
5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
792
808
1390
1743
2230
13456
6390
15114
12992
12710
12592
12918
13356
14454
13595
4426
5730
11545
11153
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
20
NNW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
30
WSW
35
SW
40
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:00PM2.96m
9:22AM2.85m
9:40PM3.03m
10:01AM2.92m
Low Tide
3:14AM0.02m
3:29PM0.02m
3:55AM-0.05m
4:10PM-0.01m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
clear
rain showers
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:08
6:09
 mm
3
5
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
11
12
11
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
13
13
12
Feels °C
10
9
7
7
6
6
7
5
6
6
7
6
5
6
5
5
7
6
6
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