Piha North Surf Break

Piha North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.94° S 174.47° E

Issued: 11 pm 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

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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 (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 2AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 03). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Afternoon (04 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (04 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun morning, strong winds from the WNW by Sun night).

Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
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)
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
!
3
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
!
0
!
!
!
!
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.5
SW
13
0.6
W
12
0.8
W
12
0.8
W
11
1
W
11
3
WNW
9
2.4
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
10
2
WNW
9
1
WSW
18
1
WSW
17
1.1
WSW
16
1
WSW
16
2.3
WNW
10
4
WSW
9
3
W
12
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
125
136
138
133
87
103
171
155
220
1254
1111
898
669
582
563
651
532
1086
2430
2676
3556
3609
3890
3344
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
15
NNE
10
W
10
W
5
NW
10
NNW
15
NW
10
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
40
WNW
25
NNW
25
N
15
NNE
15
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:55PM2.67m
12:12PM2.47m
00:31AM2.64m
12:51PM2.44m
1:10AM2.60m
1:35PM2.40m
Low Tide
6:11AM0.40m
6:20PM0.40m
6:50AM0.41m
7:00PM0.45m
7:32AM0.43m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:16
5:17
 mm
1
8
3
1
3
9
1
2
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
12
14
15
13
13
12
13
13
14
15
15
13
13
13
11
11
12
12
12
10
Feels °C
10
10
9
9
9
10
11
8
9
10
11
11
13
13
12
11
9
9
5
3
6
7
8
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.5
SW
13
0.6
W
12
0.8
W
12
0.8
W
11
1
W
11
2.5
WNW
9
2.4
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
10
2
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
9
1.3
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
15
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
Energy kJ
125
136
138
133
87
103
171
155
220
1026
1111
898
669
446
328
328
363
806
551
627
3556
3609
3890
3344
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
9
0.2
W
14
0.4
W
13
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
16
0.6
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
18
1
WSW
18
1
WSW
17
1.1
WSW
16
1.2
NW
8
0.1
SW
24
0.1
SW
24
0.4
SW
22
0.6
WSW
21
1.2
WSW
19
1.5
WSW
18
2.3
WSW
18
Energy kJ
8
2
2
15
54
71
44
44
75
69
177
356
486
582
563
651
196
22
22
123
288
983
1530
3200
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
7
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
WSW
18
0.2
WSW
18
0.2
WSW
18
0.3
SW
14
0.3
WSW
20
0.3
WSW
20
0.1
W
12
0.4
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
11
0.6
W
11
1
WSW
16
0.1
W
24
Energy kJ
2
6
6
31
30
30
29
75
75
3
37
123
82
532
11
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
2
0.3
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.6
N
3
0.7
N
4
1
NNW
5
1.3
NNW
5
1.6
NNW
6
3
WNW
9
0.6
NNE
3
2.3
WNW
10
4
WSW
9
3
W
12
Energy kJ
1
1
3
8
16
44
82
162
1254
9
1086
2430
2676
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
4
2
1
2
1
1
4
3
4
3
2
1
1
5
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
11
108
250
331
338
7
43
43
6
43
102
0
55
258
338
106
121
121
55
6
Best forecast wave conditions in Auckland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
4
2
1
3
1
4
6
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
3
2
4
4
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
5
5
5
8
7
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
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