Piha North Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.94° S 174.47° E

Piha North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha North sea temperature is
13.5° C
0.9° 

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 (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 4PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)3ft (0.9m)18s
Afternoon (12 Aug)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (12 Aug)3ft (0.9m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Wed morning, calm by Thu morning).

Wed
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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)
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
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)
0.9
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
17
0.9
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
15
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
1.3
W
10
1.6
W
12
1.3
WSW
17
1.4
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
17
1.6
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
480
464
422
330
397
387
372
301
293
339
726
879
981
1018
1289
1354
1785
1849
1948
949
1114
Wind (km/h)
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
NNE
0
NNE
10
W
5
SW
0
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
5
E
10
ENE
10
E
5
E
5
ESE
10
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross
High Tide
8:53AM2.73m
9:19PM3.00m
9:41AM2.84m
10:03PM3.09m
10:25AM2.90m
Low Tide
3:02PM0.08m
3:35AM0.04m
3:49PM-0.02m
4:20AM-0.05m
4:34PM-0.05m
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:07
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
5:45
 mm
3
3
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
14
15
15
13
13
13
12
12
13
15
16
14
13
Feels °C
6
7
7
8
9
10
11
12
14
15
14
13
13
13
11
11
12
14
15
14
11
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