Piha North Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.94° S 174.47° E

Piha North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha North sea temperature is
14.6°C
0.4° 

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 (11 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 18s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 4PM is: 4.5m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Sep)15ft (4.5m)19s
Afternoon (11 Sep)15ft (4.5m)18s
Evening (11 Sep)15ft (4.5m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Fri night, light winds from the SW by Sun night).

Fri
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
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
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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0
0
0
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0
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Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SW
19
4.5
SW
19
4.5
SW
18
4.5
WSW
18
4.5
WSW
18
4.5
WSW
17
5
WSW
17
5
SW
17
4.5
SW
11
3
WSW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4
SW
17
4
SW
17
4
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13398
14232
12992
12710
12592
13209
14143
14124
4005
3986
11153
11153
10509
10009
10135
10131
10400
10025
9623
8996
7762
Wind (km/h)
30
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
30
WSW
35
SW
40
SW
35
SW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:22AM2.85m
9:40PM3.03m
10:01AM2.92m
10:18PM3.02m
10:39AM2.92m
Low Tide
3:29PM0.02m
3:55AM-0.05m
4:10PM-0.01m
4:33AM-0.04m
4:49PM0.04m
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
light rain
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:08
6:09
6:09
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
13
12
12
12
12
12
14
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
6
5
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
5
5
8
8
9
8
9
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