Piha North Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.94° S 174.47° E

Piha North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha North sea temperature is
13.5° C
0.9° 

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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 19s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 7AM is: 2.3m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.1m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)19s
Afternoon (09 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)15s
Evening (09 Aug)4ft (1.2m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
18
0.8
WSW
18
2.3
NW
9
2.3
WNW
10
1.3
WSW
19
2.1
WNW
10
1.4
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
18
1.2
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
280
390
872
1022
1111
838
880
763
577
486
493
624
643
683
1067
1110
1038
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
10
NNW
5
N
5
NW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:43AM2.31m
6:28PM2.47m
6:58AM2.42m
7:34PM2.65m
Low Tide
11:31PM0.66m
12:03PM0.53m
00:45AM0.54m
1:11PM0.40m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:43
 mm
1
5
4
Temp °C
13
13
13
14
13
13
13
14
13
13
12
13
13
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
10
9
9
11
11
10
12
14
13
11
10
10
11
11
11
10
11
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