Piha North Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.94° S 174.47° E

Piha North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha North sea temperature is
14.9°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 (25 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 6PM is: 2.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)8ft (2.5m)14s
Afternoon (25 Sep)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (25 Sep)8ft (2.4m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Fri morning, strong winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

Fri
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
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
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
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
8
2.4
WSW
8
2.4
WSW
8
2.5
WSW
8
3
WSW
9
3
WSW
9
3.5
W
9
4
W
10
3.5
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2590
2670
2471
2284
2171
1143
1077
2231
932
2499
2994
903
778
763
867
1284
1565
1827
2617
2700
2756
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
30
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
45
WNW
30
SW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:27AM2.58m
8:43PM2.77m
9:03AM2.73m
9:18PM2.89m
9:39AM2.86m
Low Tide
2:30PM0.31m
2:54AM0.17m
3:08PM0.17m
3:30AM0.04m
3:45PM0.08m
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rain showers
rain showers
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rain showers
rain showers
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light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
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cloud
light rain
light rain
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6:07
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6:05
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7:03
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6:20
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6:21
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7:22
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 mm
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1
1
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1
1
2
2
3
1
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1
2
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3
3
Temp °C
12
13
12
13
13
12
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
13
14
14
15
15
15
12
11
Feels °C
7
8
7
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
10
9
8
8
9
9
8
7
6
6
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