Piha North Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.94° S 174.47° E

Piha North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha North sea temperature is
14.7°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 (27 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 3PM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 23s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 23s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)10ft (3.0m)9s
Afternoon (27 Sep)11ft (3.5m)9s
Evening (27 Sep)13ft (4.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the S by Tue night).

Sun
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 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
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
9
3.5
W
9
4
W
9
4
WSW
10
4
WSW
10
4
WSW
11
4
WSW
11
4
WSW
11
3.5
SW
11
3.5
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
SW
13
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1406
1834
2586
3216
3297
3261
3255
3257
3387
2992
2714
2380
3501
3501
3501
3322
3489
4070
4814
4249
3734
Wind (km/h)
35
WNW
40
WNW
45
WNW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:39AM2.86m
10:53PM2.96m
11:15AM2.93m
11:30PM2.97m
11:53AM2.94m
Low Tide
4:45PM0.08m
5:06AM-0.03m
5:23PM0.05m
5:44AM-0.03m
6:04PM0.07m
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clear
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7:01
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7:22
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4
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1
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Temp °C
14
15
14
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
8
8
6
5
4
4
5
5
5
7
7
6
7
6
6
6
8
7
8
9
10
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