Piha North Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.94° S 174.47° E

Piha North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha North sea temperature is
14.4°C
0.2° 

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 (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 17s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 2PM is: 3.5m 17s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)11ft (3.5m)16s
Afternoon (06 Sep)11ft (3.5m)17s
Evening (06 Sep)10ft (3.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Mon morning, calm by Tue night).

Sun
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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)
!
0
0
0
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0
0
0
3
4
5
2
0
0
0
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
17
3.5
WSW
17
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
10
2.2
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6432
6634
6987
7117
4938
4819
4432
3936
4084
3436
3348
2792
2736
2887
2633
1657
1354
1269
718
562
1534
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
15
WNW
5
SSW
10
SSE
15
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:03PM2.33m
5:41AM2.24m
6:22PM2.46m
6:54AM2.39m
7:25PM2.65m
Low Tide
10:37AM0.66m
11:26PM0.69m
11:55AM0.59m
00:40AM0.54m
1:02PM0.43m
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:05
6:06
6:06
 mm
1
1
1
1
3
1
Temp °C
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
15
13
13
13
12
12
12
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
11
11
11
11
11
12
11
11
11
9
10
9
10
12
10
9
7
7
7
8
9
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