Piha North Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.94° S 174.47° E

Piha North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha North sea temperature is
13.8°C
0.3° 

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 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 11PM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 27). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)--
Afternoon (27 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)13s
Evening (27 Aug)6ft (1.9m)13s

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 16°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Sat night).

Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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)
4
4
3
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
1.7
W
12
1.1
SW
14
1.4
WNW
11
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
1.1
SW
12
1.5
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1289
1269
1152
920
1025
814
469
433
419
413
379
362
351
476
341
286
281
336
591
Wind (km/h)
0
S
15
NE
20
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
N
5
NE
10
ESE
10
SE
15
S
25
S
25
SSW
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
9:17PM2.74m
9:34AM2.65m
9:51PM2.85m
10:08AM2.74m
Low Tide
3:28AM0.27m
3:38PM0.21m
4:03AM0.15m
4:14PM0.14m
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:57
5:58
5:58
 mm
1
2
3
7
5
2
1
Temp °C
15
14
13
13
12
12
13
16
16
15
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
15
12
10
11
9
9
10
12
12
12
11
12
12
13
12
12
11
7
7
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