Piha North Surf Break

Piha North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.94° S 174.47° E

Issued: 5 pm 23 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Piha North sea temperature is
15.2° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (23 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 11PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 23). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jun)--
Afternoon (23 Jun)6ft (1.8m)14s
Evening (23 Jun)5ft (1.6m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 94mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Fri
26
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)
3
4
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
!
3
3
3
3
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
2
NW
9
3
NW
10
2.5
NW
10
2.3
WNW
10
1.4
SW
14
1.8
W
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
4
WSW
13
4
SW
13
4
SW
12
4
SW
12
4
SW
12
4.5
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1150
1167
1019
1064
1064
890
776
691
540
471
607
1541
1480
961
752
1094
2801
3314
4646
4938
4979
5043
5170
6034
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
15
NE
20
ENE
25
NE
30
NE
35
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NE
20
ENE
25
SE
20
S
25
SSW
15
SSE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
S
35
S
Wind State
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
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
4:27PM2.27m
4:46AM2.30m
5:27PM2.26m
5:44AM2.24m
6:23PM2.29m
6:39AM2.24m
Low Tide
10:37PM0.71m
11:09AM0.61m
11:37PM0.76m
12:03PM0.63m
00:34AM0.76m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:13
5:13
5:13
 mm
6
31
17
2
2
14
7
4
1
1
3
3
3
Temp °C
16
14
14
15
15
15
14
14
16
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
13
10
10
10
10
11
Feels °C
13
12
11
11
10
10
10
10
11
11
9
8
9
10
10
9
11
10
10
4
4
4
3
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.7
NNW
8
1.6
NW
8
2
NW
9
3
NW
10
2.5
NW
10
2.3
WNW
10
2
WNW
9
1.8
W
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
4
WSW
13
4
SW
13
4
SW
12
Energy kJ
1150
1167
1019
1064
1064
890
776
691
384
341
607
1541
1480
961
658
1094
2801
3314
4646
4938
4979
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WNW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.3
W
7
0.3
W
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.4
NW
5
1.1
NW
7
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
0.8
NW
8
Energy kJ
36
28
19
10
10
5
10
106
540
471
465
465
465
626
752
877
1271
80
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
12
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
Energy kJ
305
160
149
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
3
0.6
NE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.6
NNE
3
0.7
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
1
NNW
5
1.2
NNW
7
1
NE
4
0.7
NNE
4
1
NNE
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.5
NE
3
0.6
SE
3
0.8
SSE
4
1.2
S
5
4
SW
12
4
SW
12
4.5
SSW
12
Energy kJ
5
6
4
7
12
23
62
128
35
13
38
10
6
6
20
67
5043
5170
6034
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
5
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
55
0
7
7
279
279
282
286
108
121
279
258
108
13
7
1
55
55
1
73
73
165
235
80
Best forecast wave conditions in Auckland
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
4
5
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
2
2
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
8
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
8
9
9
8
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
8
4
4
5
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