Piha North Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.94° S 174.47° E

Piha North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha North sea temperature is
16.4°C
1.1° 

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 (26 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 12PM is: 1.8m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)15s
Afternoon (26 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Evening (26 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
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
3
2
2
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
2
2
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
2
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
2.4
WNW
7
3
WNW
8
3
W
12
3
W
12
3
W
12
2.4
W
11
1.8
W
10
2.2
SW
12
2.2
SW
11
2.1
SW
10
1.9
SW
11
2.2
WSW
9
1.6
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2178
1832
1716
1337
1057
886
763
569
368
434
578
1040
2630
2700
2284
1456
709
1269
1100
876
844
770
604
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
NW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
25
W
25
W
30
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
10:10AM2.91m
10:25PM2.94m
10:50AM2.99m
11:07PM2.95m
11:32AM3.01m
Low Tide
3:58AM0.01m
4:18PM0.09m
4:38AM-0.05m
5:01PM0.04m
5:21AM-0.05m
5:46PM0.05m
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
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6:24
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6:22
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6:22
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7:47
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7:49
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1
2
1
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Temp °C
14
15
15
16
16
16
16
15
13
15
16
16
15
14
14
13
13
13
14
15
15
14
14
Feels °C
12
12
12
12
12
13
12
11
9
11
11
11
11
9
9
9
8
9
10
10
10
9
8
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