Piha North surf break

Piha North surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 02 May 2026 NZST
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Piha North surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Piha North sea temperature is
18.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Piha North today?

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 10AM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)6ft (1.9m)13s
Afternoon (02 May)6ft (1.8m)13s
Evening (02 May)5.5ft (1.7m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tue
5
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
WSW
14
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
15
1.9
WSW
15
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1444
1422
1216
1216
1110
1127
1005
1776
1753
1488
1321
1321
1303
1080
975
961
796
796
700
640
620
538
497
417
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
5
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
E
5
E
5
E
5
E
5
E
5
SE
5
SE
5
E
5
ENE
5
ESE
5
E
5
ENE
5
E
5
SE
5
SE
5
ENE
5
E
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
off
glassy
off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
off
off
High Tide
9:41AM2.67m
10:03PM2.75m
10:16AM2.64m
10:38PM2.72m
10:52AM2.58m
11:14PM2.66m
Low Tide
3:40AM0.31m
3:53PM0.23m
4:15AM0.33m
4:28PM0.27m
4:51AM0.38m
5:03PM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:01
7:01
7:03
7:03
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5:35
5:34
5:32
5:31
Temp °C
14
14
14
16
17
16
15
14
14
13
13
15
16
15
14
14
13
13
13
15
16
15
14
14
12
12
12
14
15
14
14
13
13
12
12
14
15
14
13
14
12
12
12
15
15
15
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
WSW
14
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
15
1.9
WSW
15
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
12
Energy kJ
1444
1422
1216
1216
1110
1127
1005
1776
1753
1488
1321
1321
1303
1080
975
961
796
796
700
640
620
538
497
417
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
17
0.7
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.2
SSW
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.2
SSW
6
0.2
SSW
6
0.2
SSW
5
Energy kJ
143
260
448
3
3
2
3
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
6
Energy kJ
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Auckland
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
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