Piha North Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.94° S 174.47° E

Piha North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha North sea temperature is
14.1° C
0.4° 

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 (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 12AM is: 4.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)11ft (3.5m)13s
Afternoon (01 Aug)11ft (3.5m)13s
Evening (01 Aug)10ft (3.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Fri
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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
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4
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
15
3
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
4
WSW
14
4
WSW
13
4
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
2.4
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2
SW
11
1.9
SW
11
1.6
SW
10
1.5
SW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1274
2817
4134
5461
5612
5383
4595
4206
3611
3088
2715
2172
1711
1369
1208
966
806
478
459
Wind (km/h)
30
W
30
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
0
ENE
10
E
15
E
15
SE
15
E
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
15
SW
15
SSW
10
WSW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
10:54PM2.81m
11:10AM2.64m
11:28PM2.82m
11:46AM2.64m
Low Tide
5:07AM0.24m
5:17PM0.22m
5:43AM0.22m
5:53PM0.25m
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:36
5:37
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
13
12
12
13
12
10
10
12
13
11
10
8
8
7
8
10
12
12
13
Feels °C
7
6
7
8
9
8
7
8
8
7
6
4
4
3
5
5
8
8
10
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