Piha North Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.94° S 174.47° E

Piha North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha North sea temperature is
14.2° C
0.5° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 12AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)5ft (1.6m)14s
Afternoon (23 Jul)6ft (1.9m)13s
Evening (23 Jul)6ft (1.9m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu morning, strong winds from the SW by Sat morning).

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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)
0
1
0
1
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
12
1.5
SW
8
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
1.4
SW
13
1.6
SW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.9
SW
13
2
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
2.3
NW
7
2.5
NW
8
2.5
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
282
255
205
205
214
651
975
1065
1308
1401
1180
1083
835
607
488
390
539
912
1080
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
30
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
3:53AM2.20m
4:36PM2.17m
4:58AM2.11m
5:43PM2.16m
Low Tide
9:50PM0.79m
10:19AM0.73m
10:53PM0.88m
11:20AM0.79m
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part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:29
5:30
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
9
5
Temp °C
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
13
13
13
13
11
11
14
13
12
13
Feels °C
10
9
9
10
10
11
12
10
11
10
10
10
9
8
7
9
9
7
8
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