Piha North Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.94° S 174.47° E

Piha North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha North sea temperature is
14.0° 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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 4PM is: 2.5m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.3m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 21s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (24 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)7s
Evening (24 Jul)11ft (3.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat morning, light winds from the NW by Sun morning).

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
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0
!
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
2.3
NW
7
3
NW
8
3.5
WNW
9
2.5
WNW
9
3
W
8
3.5
W
8
4.5
W
9
6
WSW
11
7
WSW
13
6.5
WSW
14
6
WSW
14
5.5
WSW
15
5
WSW
15
4.5
WSW
15
4
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
488
390
471
1221
1859
975
1300
1525
2816
8750
15183
17124
15505
13009
10735
9251
7610
5699
4456
3651
3388
Wind (km/h)
20
N
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
N
25
WNW
25
NW
35
W
35
W
40
W
50
WSW
45
WSW
45
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
10
WSW
5
NW
10
S
10
ESE
15
S
20
S
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
cross
cross
High Tide
5:43PM2.16m
6:05AM2.10m
6:46PM2.21m
7:06AM2.15m
7:40PM2.32m
Low Tide
11:20AM0.79m
11:59PM0.90m
12:22PM0.78m
1:00AM0.85m
1:19PM0.71m
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:30
 mm
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
11
14
14
13
13
13
12
11
12
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
11
11
10
10
10
Feels °C
7
9
9
8
9
8
5
3
3
1
1
1
3
5
6
9
9
9
8
6
5
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