Piha North Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.94° S 174.47° E

Piha North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha North sea temperature is
14.2° C
0.4° 

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 (29 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 7AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 17s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Afternoon (29 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (29 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
3
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
563
458
450
450
450
389
389
352
711
1447
1509
1390
1411
1310
1126
845
833
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NNE
5
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
20
N
15
NW
10
N
20
N
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
9:07PM2.57m
9:22AM2.47m
9:44PM2.68m
9:59AM2.56m
Low Tide
3:19AM0.50m
3:29PM0.38m
3:56AM0.39m
4:06PM0.29m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:34
 mm
Temp °C
9
9
9
9
9
13
14
13
12
12
11
11
12
15
15
13
12
Feels °C
6
6
6
6
6
10
11
10
9
9
7
7
8
11
12
11
8
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