Piha North surf break

Piha North surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 24 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
20.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Piha North today?

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 5AM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 24). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Afternoon (24 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Evening (24 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
4
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
WSW
1.4
SW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
SW
1.2
WSW
1.1
SW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1
WSW
Period(s) (?)141314141414141313131313121212121212121216151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12107111019111010191034990796649555486437358260255216220216205202558568538413
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
35
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
NE
40
NE
45
NE
45
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:45AM
2.77
2:07PM
2.61
2:38AM
2.59
3:05PM
2.39
3:44AM
2.42
4:19PM
2.21
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:37PM
0.14
8:05AM
0.31
8:28PM
0.34
9:03AM
0.50
9:29PM
0.54
10:14AM
0.66
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise----7:26-------7:28-------7:28---
Sunset-------7:29-------7:27-------7:25
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
------------132331244421
Temp. °C171716171720201917181718181717181818181818171818
Feels °C (?)141413141416161615171516161413151313121212111111
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