Piha North surf break

Piha North surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 25 May 2026 NZST
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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
16.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Piha North today?

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 5AM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 May)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Afternoon (26 May)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (26 May)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1
SW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1176
932
772
689
689
555
494
373
330
282
251
205
261
299
331
318
412
469
731
731
721
865
934
893
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
5
E
5
ENE
0
ESE
5
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
ENE
10
NE
5
N
10
WNW
10
W
5
WNW
5
NW
5
WSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:35AM2.39m
6:13PM2.33m
6:29AM2.40m
7:02PM2.41m
7:16AM2.42m
Low Tide
11:20PM0.65m
11:55AM0.52m
00:18AM0.63m
12:45PM0.49m
1:09AM0.60m
1:30PM0.45m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:15
Temp °C
13
13
12
12
12
14
15
14
15
15
14
13
13
15
16
15
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
14
11
12
11
12
11
12
13
12
14
14
14
13
12
14
15
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1
SW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
Energy kJ
1176
932
772
689
689
555
494
373
330
282
251
205
202
202
202
220
412
469
731
731
721
865
934
893
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
19
0.3
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.8
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.6
SW
10
0.7
SW
10
Energy kJ
14
14
50
78
44
41
261
299
331
318
145
142
59
94
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
18
0.5
SW
17
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SSW
6
0.6
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.3
SW
5
0.3
SW
5
Energy kJ
30
145
165
28
19
10
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.6
SSW
7
0.8
SSW
7
Energy kJ
3
3
34
50
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
7
45
42
0
0
42
1
1
1
43
43
Best forecast wave conditions in Auckland
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
1
3
3
1
3
3
3
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
5
5
4
4
7
4
4
9
3
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
9
5
6
7
7
7
8
9
9
7
6
9
7
9
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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