Piha North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.94° S 174.47° E

Issued: 6 am 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Piha North sea temperature is

14.6°C

Piha North surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Piha North today (07 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with WSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 17s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 1PM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (07 Oct)	5.5ft (1.7m)	16s
Afternoon (07 Oct)	5.5ft (1.7m)	16s
Evening (07 Oct)	5.5ft (1.7m)	17s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 7							Thursday 8								Friday 9
	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	2	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 17	WSW 17	WSW 17	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 17	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	1536	1517	1517	1536	1653	1754	1653	1390	1289	1273	1415	1273	1498	1441	1447	1409	1319	1525	2867	2888	2907	2836	2523
Wind (km/h)	E	SSE	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SSW	SSE	E	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			7:43AM2.40m				8:06PM2.63m				8:35AM2.56m				8:54PM2.76m				9:19AM2.71m				9:35PM2.85m
Low Tide	1:27AM0.48m				1:47PM0.45m				2:21AM0.32m				2:39PM0.31m				3:08AM0.17m				3:25PM0.19m


	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:47	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	11	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	16	19	19	17	15
Feels °C	11	11	11	11	11	12	13	13	13	13	14	13	12	14	13	13	12	12	14	17	16	14	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 17	WSW 17	WSW 17	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 17	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16
kJ	1536	1517	1517	1536	1653	1754	1653	1390	1289	1273	1415	1273	1498	1441	1447	1409	1319	1525	2867	2888	2907	2836	2523
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	W 9	W 9	—	—	—	W 8	W 11	WSW 10	WSW 9	WSW 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	WSW 18	WSW 19	WNW 8	WNW 8	S 7	S 7	S 6
kJ	—	—	—	2	2	—	—	—	5	9	39	29	27	39	52	74	385	460	68	50	9	8	3
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 9	W 8	S 8	SSW 8	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	96	88	12	12	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 8	—	SW 11	—	SW 10	WSW 9	WSW 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	14	—	29	—	45	54	42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	4	4	1	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	43	43	72	72	43	43	43	1	1	1	43	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	1	1			1	1	1	4	4	4	1	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	7	9	9	9	5	6	9	9	8	6	6	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	5	5	5

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