Piha North Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.94° S 174.47° E

Piha North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha North sea temperature is
14.6°C
0.1° 

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 (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 6PM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)10ft (3.0m)13s
Afternoon (29 Sep)11ft (3.5m)14s
Evening (29 Sep)11ft (3.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
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4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3557
3838
4887
4400
4129
3788
3898
3614
3517
3192
3009
2795
2670
2471
2436
2323
2202
2171
2027
1998
1837
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SW
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:53AM2.94m
00:09AM2.91m
12:33PM2.88m
00:51AM2.79m
1:17PM2.77m
Low Tide
6:04PM0.07m
6:24AM0.03m
6:47PM0.16m
7:08AM0.16m
7:35PM0.31m
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:01
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6:58
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7:23
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1
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Temp °C
13
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
13
13
13
12
13
13
13
13
12
Feels °C
7
9
9
9
9
10
11
11
11
11
11
12
11
12
12
10
10
9
9
10
9
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