Piha North Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.94° S 174.47° E

Piha North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha North sea temperature is
13.5° C
0.9° 

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 (09 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 19s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 12AM is: 0.8m 18s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 08). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)--
Afternoon (09 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)19s
Evening (09 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 11°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
3
3
!
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
2
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
19
0.5
WSW
19
0.7
WSW
18
0.8
WSW
18
1.9
NW
9
2.5
NW
10
3
NW
10
2.2
WNW
10
1.4
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
18
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
139
203
280
390
626
1210
1636
990
880
763
668
486
889
756
643
683
1067
1110
1038
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
5
NNW
5
W
5
SW
0
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:11PM2.36m
5:43AM2.31m
6:28PM2.47m
6:58AM2.42m
7:34PM2.65m
Low Tide
11:31PM0.66m
12:03PM0.53m
00:45AM0.54m
1:11PM0.40m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:42
5:43
 mm
3
9
3
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
14
12
12
13
13
12
12
12
13
13
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
9
9
10
9
9
11
10
11
12
12
12
11
10
11
11
12
11
11
12
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