Piha North Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.94° S 174.47° E

Piha North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha North sea temperature is
14.2° C
0.3° 

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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 6AM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Afternoon (02 Aug)6ft (1.9m)11s
Evening (02 Aug)5ft (1.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
2
Monday
3
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)
!
4
4
4
4
1
2
2
2
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
2.4
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
2
SW
12
1.8
SW
11
1.9
SW
11
1.6
SW
10
1.6
SW
10
1.6
SW
12
0.8
WSW
20
1.1
SW
20
1.4
SW
19
1.6
SW
19
1.8
SW
19
2
WSW
18
2.2
WSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2715
2138
1711
1369
1037
785
875
478
498
734
536
936
1519
1770
2205
2490
3032
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:28PM2.82m
11:46AM2.64m
00:02AM2.79m
12:23PM2.62m
Low Tide
5:43AM0.22m
5:53PM0.25m
6:20AM0.23m
6:32PM0.31m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
 mm
1
Temp °C
10
8
7
7
9
10
11
12
13
13
13
13
13
14
13
13
14
Feels °C
6
3
3
3
5
5
7
8
9
9
10
9
8
9
7
8
9
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