Piha North Surf Break

Piha North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.94° S 174.47° E

Issued: 11 am 23 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha North sea temperature is
14.9° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 (23 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 2PM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jun)5ft (1.6m)14s
Afternoon (23 Jun)6ft (1.8m)14s
Evening (23 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Fri
26
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
!
3
4
2
0
0
0
!
!
!
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.9
NW
9
2.5
NW
10
3
NW
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.3
WNW
9
1.9
W
12
3.5
WSW
13
4.5
WSW
13
4.5
WSW
13
4.5
SW
13
5
SW
12
5.5
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
990
1052
1150
1167
1121
1064
1064
890
776
691
540
540
560
1185
1664
1224
949
1083
3893
5740
6240
6827
8288
7800
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
25
NE
30
NE
35
NE
30
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
20
NNE
20
NE
15
ESE
15
S
30
SSW
35
SW
35
WSW
10
SSW
30
SSE
35
S
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
High Tide
4:27PM2.27m
4:46AM2.30m
5:27PM2.26m
5:44AM2.24m
6:23PM2.29m
Low Tide
10:13AM0.56m
10:37PM0.71m
11:09AM0.61m
11:37PM0.76m
12:03PM0.63m
00:34AM0.76m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:13
5:13
5:13
 mm
5
16
4
1
1
1
1
3
2
Temp °C
13
15
16
14
14
15
15
14
14
14
15
14
14
14
13
13
13
14
15
13
12
11
10
10
Feels °C
11
13
13
12
11
11
10
8
9
11
11
11
11
10
9
10
11
11
10
6
4
8
4
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.9
NW
9
2.5
NW
10
3
NW
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.3
WNW
9
1.9
W
12
3.5
WSW
13
4.5
SW
13
Energy kJ
990
1052
1150
1167
1121
1064
1064
890
776
691
198
260
560
1185
1664
1224
949
1083
3893
6827
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
NW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.3
W
7
0.3
W
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.1
W
7
1
NNW
6
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.2
SW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
0.8
NW
8
Energy kJ
49
48
33
28
19
10
10
5
1
75
540
540
465
458
540
682
752
865
97
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NW
8
0.1
SE
6
0.2
WNW
13
1.1
NW
9
Energy kJ
10
1
16
194
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
3
0.5
ENE
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.6
NE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.5
NNE
3
0.7
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
1.2
NNE
4
0.8
ENE
4
0.9
NE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.5
S
3
0.8
SSW
4
4.5
WSW
13
4.5
WSW
13
5
SW
12
5.5
SSW
12
Energy kJ
2
7
4
6
3
6
12
27
47
21
24
17
31
7
4
12
4
19
5740
6240
8288
7800
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
2
4
2
2
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
7
0
7
7
120
279
282
13
108
108
108
121
108
13
0
55
105
105
83
43
80
115
Best forecast wave conditions in Auckland
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
3
3
2
3
4
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
8
9
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
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