Piha North surf break

Piha North surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 27 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
16.8° 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 8PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 May)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Afternoon (27 May)3ft (0.9m)15s
Evening (27 May)3.5ft (1.0m)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 16°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Sat
30
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
261
299
331
318
412
469
731
731
877
865
840
961
859
1006
780
792
792
976
1034
1460
1325
1289
1253
1236
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
WNW
5
N
5
NNW
5
W
5
W
5
WSW
5
S
10
S
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
SE
5
S
5
ESE
5
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
6:29AM2.40m
7:02PM2.41m
7:16AM2.42m
7:46PM2.49m
7:59AM2.45m
8:26PM2.56m
Low Tide
12:45PM0.49m
1:09AM0.60m
1:30PM0.45m
1:55AM0.55m
2:11PM0.41m
2:36AM0.50m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
7:22
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:14
5:14
Temp °C
14
16
16
16
15
15
15
14
14
15
15
15
15
14
14
13
12
14
15
14
13
13
13
13
13
15
15
16
14
14
14
14
13
14
13
14
14
13
13
12
12
14
14
13
12
12
11
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
12
1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
Energy kJ
202
202
331
220
412
469
731
731
877
865
840
961
859
1006
780
792
792
976
1034
1460
1325
1289
1253
1236
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
15
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SSW
7
0.8
SSW
7
0.8
SSW
6
0.7
SW
6
0.7
SW
7
0.7
SW
7
0.6
SW
6
0.5
SW
6
Energy kJ
261
299
202
318
145
142
61
57
54
43
46
44
30
18
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
6
0.6
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.3
SW
5
0.2
SSW
5
Energy kJ
33
23
12
4
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
42
0
1
1
72
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Auckland
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
6
4
4
4
8
5
5
9
9
9
7
9
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
7
9
9
7
8
6
6
9
9
9
7
9
8
7
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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