Piha North Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.94° S 174.47° E

Piha North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 29 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha North sea temperature is
16.7°C
1.2° 

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 (29 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 9PM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.6m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Oct)8ft (2.4m)9s
Afternoon (29 Oct)8ft (2.4m)8s
Evening (29 Oct)10ft (3.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Thu
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
W
9
2.3
W
8
2.4
W
8
1.6
SW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
4.5
WSW
14
4.5
WSW
14
5
WSW
14
5
SW
13
5
SW
13
5
SW
13
4.5
SW
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
828
604
657
961
4050
4216
4505
5023
5313
5792
6986
8615
8363
8294
8486
8192
7497
6532
5621
4864
4295
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
30
W
25
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
35
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
W
40
WSW
35
WSW
40
SW
35
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:17PM2.96m
00:38AM2.77m
1:05PM2.85m
1:29AM2.61m
2:00PM2.70m
Low Tide
6:34PM0.13m
6:54AM0.14m
7:27PM0.26m
7:47AM0.30m
8:26PM0.41m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:20
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6:18
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7:52
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1
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Temp °C
15
16
16
15
14
13
13
13
15
15
15
14
14
14
13
13
13
14
14
14
13
Feels °C
10
10
10
10
10
7
6
6
8
8
7
7
7
6
5
6
7
9
9
10
10
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