Piha North Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.94° S 174.47° E

Piha North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha North sea temperature is
13.5°C
0.7° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 12AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)8ft (2.5m)14s
Afternoon (26 Aug)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (26 Aug)8ft (2.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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)
!
!
3
3
3
2
2
2
0
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
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
15
3
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3526
3316
2917
2655
2446
2412
2412
2689
2689
2582
2378
2002
1834
1647
1497
1497
1289
1269
1049
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
W
20
WSW
15
W
20
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNW
10
NW
5
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:03PM2.43m
8:20AM2.38m
8:42PM2.60m
8:58AM2.53m
Low Tide
2:14AM0.60m
2:25PM0.47m
2:52AM0.43m
3:03PM0.33m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:54
5:55
5:57
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
14
13
Feels °C
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
12
12
12
13
13
14
14
15
11
11
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