Piha North surf break

Piha North surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 26 May 2026 NZST
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Piha North surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Piha North sea temperature is
16.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Piha North today?

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 2AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 May)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Afternoon (27 May)3ft (0.9m)15s
Evening (27 May)3.5ft (1.0m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Fri
29
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1
SW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.6
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
449
373
330
282
251
205
261
299
331
318
412
469
731
799
877
865
840
961
859
919
780
780
792
976
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
5
E
10
ENE
10
NE
5
N
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
S
5
S
5
SSE
5
SE
5
SE
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
6:13PM2.33m
6:29AM2.40m
7:02PM2.41m
7:16AM2.42m
7:46PM2.49m
7:59AM2.45m
Low Tide
00:18AM0.63m
12:45PM0.49m
1:09AM0.60m
1:30PM0.45m
1:55AM0.55m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:15
5:14
Temp °C
14
14
15
14
13
12
13
16
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
15
15
11
12
14
13
12
11
12
15
14
15
15
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1
SW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
15
1
SW
12
1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.6
SW
14
Energy kJ
449
373
330
282
251
205
202
202
331
259
412
469
731
799
877
865
840
961
859
919
780
780
792
976
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
19
0.3
SW
18
0.9
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
15
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SSW
7
0.8
SW
6
0.7
SW
6
0.7
SW
7
Energy kJ
14
14
50
48
58
52
261
299
202
318
145
142
59
51
43
44
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
17
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
6
0.6
SW
6
0.5
SW
6
0.1
S
6
Energy kJ
78
145
165
38
28
16
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
3
0.5
S
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.3
WSW
5
0.3
WSW
5
0.8
SSW
7
Energy kJ
1
6
23
5
4
56
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
3
3
3
1
1
3
3
3
1
1
3
3
3
3
4
Distance (km)
43
43
1
0
0
0
0
7
77
0
0
42
43
43
1
1
1
43
43
1
1
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Auckland
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
1
1
1
3
3
3
1
1
3
3
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
6
6
5
6
5
5
4
5
4
4
5
4
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
9
9
9
5
6
7
6
7
7
9
6
9
6
9
9
9
8
7
9
7
7
6
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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