Piha North surf break

Piha North surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 31 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
16.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Piha North today (31 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 4PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 31). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 May)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Afternoon (31 May)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (31 May)4ft (1.2m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue morning).

Sun
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wed
3
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.9
NW
8
0.6
WSW
12
1.2
NW
9
1.3
NW
10
1.3
NW
9
0.8
NW
10
1.2
NW
10
1.3
NW
10
0.8
NW
9
0.7
NW
9
0.7
NW
10
0.6
WSW
12
0.9
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
1.6
WSW
9
1.6
WSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
199
167
126
101
251
348
272
127
262
334
103
85
96
100
98
211
147
90
85
107
110
132
389
347
Wind (km/h)
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
35
NNE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NNE
35
NNE
30
NE
10
SE
0
NNE
5
W
5
W
5
NW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
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-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
9:17AM2.51m
9:41PM2.64m
9:55AM2.52m
10:19PM2.65m
10:33AM2.50m
10:57PM2.63m
Low Tide
3:28PM0.37m
3:54AM0.45m
4:06PM0.37m
4:33AM0.46m
4:44PM0.39m
5:11AM0.48m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:13
5:13
5:13
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
14
1
1
3
Temp °C
17
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
14
15
16
16
16
15
14
14
15
13
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
15
13
16
16
16
16
13
12
11
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.9
NW
8
0.9
NNW
9
1.2
NW
9
1.3
NW
10
1.3
NW
9
0.8
NW
10
1.2
NW
10
1.3
NW
10
0.8
NW
9
0.7
NW
9
0.7
NW
10
0.8
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.7
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
1.6
WSW
9
1.6
WSW
8
Energy kJ
199
167
93
135
251
348
272
127
262
334
103
85
96
100
98
211
147
77
65
107
110
132
389
347
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NW
7
0.6
SW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
13
0.7
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.4
WSW
12
0.5
WNW
9
0.5
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
11
0.6
WNW
8
0.6
WSW
12
0.7
SW
11
0.4
NW
7
0.3
WSW
15
Energy kJ
25
126
101
75
78
108
121
85
61
46
83
83
98
98
96
125
90
85
37
93
119
14
42
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
12
0.2
WNW
12
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.4
WSW
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.5
NW
8
0.5
NW
7
0.3
WSW
15
0.4
NW
7
Energy kJ
3
13
64
65
64
59
31
31
48
49
67
28
60
59
57
28
27
44
13
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
N
5
0.8
N
6
0.7
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.8
NE
4
1.3
N
6
0.9
NE
4
0.9
NE
4
1.2
N
6
1.2
N
6
1.2
NNE
6
1.2
N
6
1.3
N
6
0.7
W
4
0.4
WSW
3
0.9
SW
4
Energy kJ
51
39
12
8
10
10
17
108
21
23
92
104
108
101
126
14
4
28
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
291
326
326
293
341
341
293
291
285
326
293
291
291
288
230
0
0
13
7
13
33
33
33
33
Best forecast wave conditions in Auckland
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
7
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
9
5
5
5
8
5
6
4
5
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