Piha North Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.94° S 174.47° E

Piha North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha North sea temperature is
15.0° C
0.0° 

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 (10 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 12AM is: 4.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 19s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jul)--
Afternoon (10 Jul)13ft (4.0m)13s
Evening (10 Jul)15ft (4.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Thu
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SSW
13
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SSW
13
4
SSW
13
4
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SW
18
3.5
SW
18
3
SW
17
2.3
WSW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
15
2
SW
15
1.7
SW
14
1.4
SW
18
2.2
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.1
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5302
6789
6788
5668
3814
3033
8048
6966
5692
2904
3222
2839
2668
1982
1655
1669
1203
1263
2537
2475
2349
2503
2291
2123
Wind (km/h)
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
E
5
E
5
ESE
10
E
10
E
5
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
off
off
off
off
High Tide
4:23PM2.36m
4:46AM2.41m
5:32PM2.42m
5:56AM2.44m
6:39PM2.54m
7:04AM2.52m
Low Tide
10:38PM0.64m
11:12AM0.47m
11:46PM0.59m
12:18PM0.41m
00:54AM0.48m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:20
5:21
5:21
 mm
Temp °C
13
12
11
11
11
10
11
11
11
10
10
9
9
8
7
10
12
11
10
10
10
9
9
12
Feels °C
6
5
4
4
5
4
6
6
7
7
8
6
6
4
3
6
8
7
7
8
7
6
6
10
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