Piha North Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.94° S 174.47° E

Piha North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha North sea temperature is
14.2°C
0.0° 

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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 2PM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.9m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)8ft (2.5m)14s
Afternoon (04 Sep)10ft (3.0m)16s
Evening (04 Sep)11ft (3.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Fri
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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)
0
0
0
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0
0
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0
0
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Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
17
3.5
WSW
17
3
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3075
4963
4543
6309
5747
4774
4363
4407
4822
5338
5875
6156
6105
6105
5772
5797
6432
6634
6681
6541
4938
Wind (km/h)
30
NW
30
NW
35
NW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
2:21PM2.42m
2:49AM2.31m
3:35PM2.32m
4:12AM2.21m
5:03PM2.33m
Low Tide
8:11AM0.49m
8:46PM0.64m
9:18AM0.62m
10:03PM0.73m
10:37AM0.66m
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:37
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:02
6:04
6:05
 mm
1
1
2
Temp °C
15
14
15
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
10
9
10
11
9
9
9
10
10
9
9
8
9
11
10
10
11
10
10
10
11
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