Piha North Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.94° S 174.47° E

Piha North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 28 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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 11AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)5ft (1.5m)11s
Afternoon (28 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (28 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sat morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WSW
12
1.7
W
12
1.5
WNW
11
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
20
0.7
WSW
20
2.3
SW
7
2.5
SW
7
2.5
SW
8
2.5
SW
8
2.5
SW
8
3
SW
8
3
WSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1025
800
531
425
419
413
373
362
351
408
346
286
277
477
349
354
465
642
756
908
986
1105
1408
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
20
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
E
10
SSE
30
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
30
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
9:34AM2.65m
9:51PM2.85m
10:08AM2.74m
10:24PM2.91m
10:43AM2.80m
Low Tide
3:28AM0.27m
3:38PM0.21m
4:03AM0.15m
4:14PM0.14m
4:37AM0.08m
4:49PM0.11m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:48
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:58
5:58
5:59
 mm
1
3
3
3
1
1
Temp °C
13
12
13
17
16
15
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
12
12
12
13
13
14
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
10
9
10
13
13
12
11
11
13
13
12
12
12
6
6
6
7
6
8
8
8
7
7
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