Piha North Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.94° S 174.47° E

Piha North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha North sea temperature is
14.0° C
0.5° 

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 (31 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 8PM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 2.5m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)5ft (1.6m)14s
Afternoon (31 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)15s
Evening (31 Jul)11ft (3.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Fri
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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
0
0
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4
4
4
4
3
2
3
2
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)
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
4
WSW
14
4
WSW
13
4
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
11
1.9
SW
11
1.5
SW
10
1.5
SW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
955
862
1274
2377
3912
5461
5612
5137
4595
4206
3611
3198
2715
2172
1794
1444
1208
1027
806
441
459
Wind (km/h)
25
W
25
W
30
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
5
SSE
10
E
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
10
E
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:35AM2.61m
10:54PM2.81m
11:10AM2.64m
11:28PM2.82m
11:46AM2.64m
Low Tide
4:41PM0.24m
5:07AM0.24m
5:17PM0.22m
5:43AM0.22m
5:53PM0.25m
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:36
5:37
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
14
13
12
12
12
11
10
10
12
13
12
11
9
8
8
8
10
11
12
12
Feels °C
8
9
7
6
6
8
8
8
7
8
9
8
8
5
4
4
4
6
7
9
9
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