Piha North surf break

Piha North surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 07 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
17.7° 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 1PM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 22s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Afternoon (07 May)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (07 May)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
2
0
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
0.9
WSW
14
2.3
NW
8
2.5
WNW
9
2.1
WNW
9
2.3
WNW
9
2.5
W
12
3
W
12
3
W
12
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
429
509
523
558
482
469
469
469
395
390
373
373
379
337
692
969
749
901
1817
2151
2204
3762
4391
4190
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
N
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
25
NW
30
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
00:32AM2.46m
12:49PM2.26m
1:17AM2.35m
1:38PM2.15m
2:09AM2.27m
2:37PM2.08m
Low Tide
6:50AM0.67m
7:03PM0.66m
7:39AM0.76m
7:53PM0.75m
8:35AM0.81m
8:51PM0.80m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
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7:05
7:07
7:07
7:07
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5:30
5:29
5:28
5:27
2
3
2
1
2
1
Temp °C
18
17
17
20
19
17
17
17
16
16
17
20
19
18
17
17
16
16
17
17
16
15
15
15
17
16
15
18
17
15
15
15
15
15
15
17
15
15
13
15
13
14
15
14
11
10
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1.1
NW
8
0.9
SW
14
2.5
WNW
9
0.9
WSW
14
2.3
WNW
9
2.5
W
12
3
W
12
3
W
12
3.5
WSW
13
1
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
13
Energy kJ
429
509
523
558
482
469
469
469
395
390
373
373
379
155
284
969
318
901
1817
2151
2204
3762
566
4190
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
22
0.1
SW
22
0.1
SW
22
0.1
SW
22
0.4
NW
5
0.4
NW
5
0.2
WSW
21
0.2
WSW
21
0.2
WSW
20
0.5
WNW
8
0.9
WSW
14
0.4
SW
19
0.9
SW
14
0.7
W
11
1
WSW
13
0.5
SW
19
0.6
WSW
18
0.8
WSW
17
1
WSW
17
Energy kJ
18
18
18
18
6
10
43
43
39
35
337
95
276
118
368
170
216
377
580
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
11
0.1
SW
22
0.1
W
8
0.2
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.2
W
11
0.3
W
10
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
WSW
19
0.2
WSW
20
0.8
WSW
17
Energy kJ
2
18
1
9
2
9
18
85
86
142
38
377
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
3
0.3
NNE
3
0.5
N
3
0.5
N
4
0.5
N
4
0.6
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.8
N
4
0.7
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
6
1.1
NW
6
1.1
NNW
6
0.8
NNE
4
2.3
NW
8
2.1
WNW
9
3.5
WSW
13
1.4
SW
6
Energy kJ
2
1
4
9
9
12
13
19
23
33
53
80
82
21
692
749
4391
137
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
1
1
2
4
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
55
288
310
120
108
108
0
12
108
326
363
364
371
227
43
33
33
77
96
35
33
33
Best forecast wave conditions in Auckland
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
1
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
7
6
5
5
8
5
5
6
7
6
5
7
5
7
5
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
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