Piha North surf break

Piha North surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 28 Feb 2026 NZDT
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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
21.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Piha North today?

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 6PM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 28). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Feb)5ft (1.5m)13s
Afternoon (28 Feb)5ft (1.5m)13s
Evening (28 Feb)5.5ft (1.7m)14s

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


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Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
!
1
0
!
!
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.6
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.2
SW
2.3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
3
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.2
SSW
Period(s) (?)1313131314141413131313131212121278888111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7377378031110106510801049961932828816712627540522414550104082412671510215213841062
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
5
ENE
15
SSW
15
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
30
S
30
S
35
S
35
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:59AM
2.47
8:29PM
2.40
8:58AM
2.65
9:23PM
2.57
9:46AM
2.82
10:08PM
2.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:15PM
0.54
2:36AM
0.42
3:12PM
0.35
3:29AM
0.26
4:00PM
0.18
4:14AM
0.13
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Sunrise--------7:05-------7:07-------
Sunset---8:02-------8:01-------8:00----
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-11---------------------
Temp. °C202022201919181718222119181818171617181716151414
Feels °C (?)1917191716161615162119171616141210111198898
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