Piha North Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.94° S 174.47° E

Piha North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha North sea temperature is
14.4°C
0.2° 

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 (06 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 17s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 9PM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.0m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)--
Afternoon (06 Sep)11ft (3.5m)17s
Evening (06 Sep)10ft (3.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun night, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Mon morning, calm by Tue night).

Sun
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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
0
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0
0
0
3
4
5
3
2
0
0
0
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WSW
17
3.5
WSW
17
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.3
SW
11
2.1
SW
10
2.1
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7367
7117
4938
4543
4432
4189
3837
3436
3348
2598
2212
1712
2032
1579
1699
2173
1132
910
1448
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NW
30
NW
20
NNW
10
WSW
10
SSE
10
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:03PM2.33m
5:41AM2.24m
6:22PM2.46m
6:54AM2.39m
7:25PM2.65m
Low Tide
11:26PM0.69m
11:55AM0.59m
00:40AM0.54m
1:02PM0.43m
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:05
6:06
6:06
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
15
15
15
15
15
16
15
14
15
13
13
12
11
12
11
13
13
12
11
Feels °C
11
11
11
11
11
12
10
9
10
10
11
10
9
9
6
7
8
8
8
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