Piha North surf break

Piha North surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 31 Mar 2026 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Piha North surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Piha North sea temperature is
20.6° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Piha North today?

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 1AM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Apr)8ft (2.5m)14s
Afternoon (01 Apr)8ft (2.4m)14s
Evening (01 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
!
!
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
1.6
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
Period(s) (?)1010991414141414141413131313131313131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)23632262160311371064252123712284228419421886161315891367136712611083976821757669543535405
Wind
(km/h)
35
SW
30
SSW
20
SSW
10
SE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
SE
5
E
5
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
E
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:46PM
2.68
10:01AM
2.82
10:23PM
2.78
10:37AM
2.85
10:57PM
2.83
11:10AM
2.84
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:36PM
0.21
3:52AM
0.22
4:15PM
0.12
4:30AM
0.16
4:50PM
0.08
5:06AM
0.15
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sunrise------7:33-------7:35-------7:35-
Sunset-7:17-------7:16-------7:15------
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C171717171515161919181717171617181818171616161618
Feels °C (?)111214171413141717171716151516171717161414141415
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