Piha North Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.94° S 174.47° E

Piha North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha North sea temperature is
14.5°C
0.2° 

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 (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 6AM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)5ft (1.6m)13s
Afternoon (16 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (16 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue night, strong winds from the SW by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
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
4
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
0
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
SW
12
1.6
WSW
12
2.1
W
12
2.4
W
14
2.1
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1712
1470
1249
1058
867
700
572
494
689
620
627
771
1335
2358
1748
1402
1515
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
N
15
NNW
15
NNE
20
N
25
NNW
20
NNW
25
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:06AM2.65m
12:29PM2.59m
00:44AM2.45m
1:09PM2.42m
Low Tide
6:22AM0.33m
6:44PM0.50m
7:01AM0.53m
7:27PM0.69m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:13
6:14
 mm
2
7
1
Temp °C
12
11
11
12
12
13
14
13
12
12
12
12
14
16
14
12
12
Feels °C
10
9
8
9
10
10
10
11
9
9
9
9
10
11
10
7
6
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