Piha North Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.94° S 174.47° E

Piha North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha North sea temperature is
13.9° C
0.6° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 2AM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)5ft (1.6m)12s
Afternoon (06 Aug)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (06 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
6
Friday
7
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)
3
4
4
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.6
SW
11
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1306
1286
1021
851
718
565
403
409
319
282
202
164
167
169
75
74
76
Wind (km/h)
15
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
5
S
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
5
S
5
S
5
ENE
5
NNE
10
WNW
10
W
5
WNW
5
NW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
2:08AM2.51m
2:44PM2.40m
3:08AM2.39m
3:52PM2.34m
Low Tide
8:04PM0.51m
8:35AM0.45m
9:03PM0.62m
9:37AM0.55m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:40
 mm
Temp °C
10
9
8
7
6
8
9
9
9
9
9
8
7
9
9
9
9
Feels °C
6
6
5
4
3
5
6
6
6
7
7
6
5
6
6
7
7
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