Piha North Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.94° S 174.47° E

Piha North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha North sea temperature is
13.9° C
0.5° 

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 (04 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 18s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 12AM is: 2.2m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.5m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)--
Afternoon (04 Aug)6ft (1.8m)19s
Evening (04 Aug)7ft (2.2m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Thu morning).

Mon
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
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2
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
19
2
WSW
18
2.2
WSW
18
2.2
SW
17
2.2
SW
17
2.1
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
3
SW
10
2.2
SW
16
2.2
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SSW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2205
2490
3032
2715
2652
2376
2110
1953
1898
2233
2010
4757
4381
3954
2534
2166
1632
1408
1050
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
30
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
S
25
S
20
SE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:39AM2.73m
1:03PM2.56m
1:20AM2.63m
1:49PM2.49m
Low Tide
6:32PM0.31m
6:59AM0.27m
7:15PM0.40m
7:44AM0.35m
8:04PM0.51m
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:38
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
11
9
6
7
7
8
9
9
10
10
Feels °C
8
9
8
8
7
7
7
6
6
5
2
1
0
-1
0
2
3
5
5
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