Piha North Surf Break

Piha North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.94° S 174.47° E

Issued: 11 am 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha North sea temperature is
14.6° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 (05 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 2PM is: 1.0m 17s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.6m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)10s
Afternoon (05 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)17s
Evening (05 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wed
8
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
4
4
2
3
1
0
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3
2
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WNW
10
1
WSW
18
1
WSW
17
1.1
WSW
16
1
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
4
NW
10
5
WNW
12
4
W
12
4
W
17
4
W
16
4
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
712
582
563
651
487
796
2284
2386
3353
6752
4914
10567
8980
7945
7012
5351
5026
4447
3822
3506
2784
2541
2708
2405
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNE
5
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
30
NNW
20
N
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
30
E
25
ESE
25
SE
20
SE
15
S
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
12:51PM2.44m
1:10AM2.60m
1:35PM2.40m
1:53AM2.54m
2:23PM2.37m
2:42AM2.48m
Low Tide
6:50AM0.41m
7:00PM0.45m
7:32AM0.43m
7:45PM0.51m
8:18AM0.45m
8:35PM0.58m
clear
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:17
5:17
5:19
 mm
1
1
4
2
8
1
1
1
7
5
1
1
Temp °C
14
15
15
12
12
13
12
11
12
13
13
11
10
10
10
11
12
13
13
13
12
11
11
12
Feels °C
13
12
13
10
11
8
7
5
5
8
9
7
6
6
6
7
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
9
1.1
WSW
16
1.3
WNW
8
1.8
W
10
2.4
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
13
5
WNW
12
4
W
12
4
W
17
4
W
16
4
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
Energy kJ
712
456
388
651
237
676
2284
2386
2390
6752
4914
10567
8980
7945
7012
5351
5026
4447
3822
3506
2784
2541
2708
2405
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
18
1
WSW
18
1
WSW
17
1.1
W
9
1.2
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
16
0.1
SW
24
0.4
SW
22
0.9
WSW
20
1.5
WSW
18
0.4
SSW
11
2.1
NW
10
0.4
S
10
1.6
NW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.1
NW
9
0.9
NW
9
0.7
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.3
NW
8
0.1
NW
8
Energy kJ
486
582
563
185
331
796
22
121
670
1513
37
784
28
406
264
178
112
74
44
24
11
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
10
0.5
WSW
12
0.6
W
11
1
WSW
16
0.1
SW
24
0.4
SW
22
1.7
WSW
18
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
9
0.2
S
9
0.1
S
8
Energy kJ
37
75
82
487
22
121
1836
54
31
29
6
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NW
8
0.5
N
3
1.2
NNW
5
2.5
NW
8
4
NW
10
4.5
NW
11
0.6
NNE
3
0.7
NE
4
0.6
NE
3
0.7
ENE
3
0.8
E
4
0.8
E
4
0.9
ESE
4
1
ESE
4
1.1
ESE
4
1.1
SE
4
1.5
SSE
5
1.1
SE
5
Energy kJ
126
4
78
935
3353
4853
8
12
9
12
15
21
28
38
46
52
119
47
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
3
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
Distance (km)
77
43
43
43
43
7
0
154
292
121
121
121
121
154
7
7
6
6
6
6
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Auckland
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
3
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
2
4
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
6
7
5
7
6
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
8
8
7
7
5
5
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