Piha North Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.94° S 174.47° E

Piha North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha North sea temperature is
14.2° 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 (01 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 10PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 22s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)--
Afternoon (01 Aug)11ft (3.5m)13s
Evening (01 Aug)10ft (3.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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)
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4
4
4
4
1
2
2
2
4
4
2
0
0
0
0
0
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
13
3
WSW
13
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
2.4
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
1.8
SW
11
1.9
SW
11
1.6
SW
10
1.6
SW
10
1.7
SW
12
0.8
WSW
20
1.1
SW
20
1.4
SW
19
1.7
WSW
19
1.8
SW
19
2
WSW
18
2.2
WSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3611
3088
2715
2138
1711
1369
1102
785
875
478
498
808
536
936
1503
1961
2205
2490
3032
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:28PM2.82m
11:46AM2.64m
00:02AM2.79m
12:23PM2.62m
Low Tide
5:43AM0.22m
5:53PM0.25m
6:20AM0.23m
6:32PM0.31m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:37
5:37
 mm
Temp °C
13
11
10
9
8
7
9
11
11
12
13
12
12
13
13
14
13
13
13
Feels °C
9
7
6
5
4
3
5
6
7
9
10
10
10
9
8
9
8
8
7
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