Piha North Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.94° S 174.47° E

Piha North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Piha North sea temperature is
14.3° C
0.3° 

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 (28 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 6AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)5ft (1.6m)12s
Afternoon (28 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (28 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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)
2
2
2
1
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1749
1030
774
680
669
956
807
651
435
458
450
450
450
389
441
352
711
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
10
S
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
5
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:26PM2.44m
8:42AM2.37m
9:07PM2.57m
9:22AM2.47m
Low Tide
2:38AM0.62m
2:50PM0.49m
3:19AM0.50m
3:29PM0.38m
part cloud
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>
7:24
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:34
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
10
9
9
9
9
9
12
14
13
12
Feels °C
7
6
6
7
8
8
8
7
6
6
6
6
6
9
11
11
9
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