Piha North Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.94° S 174.47° E

Piha North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha North sea temperature is
15.8°C
0.8° 

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 (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 1AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 19s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)5ft (1.6m)12s
Afternoon (19 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Evening (19 Oct)5ft (1.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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)
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
2
3
2
3
2
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.1
SW
16
1.8
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
2
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
773
700
689
455
661
650
638
593
686
1399
905
869
701
661
732
711
689
746
1286
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
3:53AM1.99m
4:35PM2.10m
5:14AM1.97m
5:51PM2.13m
Low Tide
9:51PM0.93m
10:13AM0.92m
11:04PM0.94m
11:26AM0.92m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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Temp °C
13
13
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
11
12
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
9
11
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
10
9
10
9
10
10
10
11
11
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