Piha North Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.94° S 174.47° E

Piha North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha North sea temperature is
14.5° C
0.3° 

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 (21 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 12PM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Afternoon (21 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Evening (21 Jul)5ft (1.6m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
4
4
4
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.4
SW
8
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
1.4
SW
13
1.6
SW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.9
SW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1292
1196
1058
1027
1011
996
841
828
679
585
724
373
330
205
209
205
214
651
975
1065
1308
1216
1180
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
S
5
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
2:08AM2.54m
2:39PM2.37m
2:57AM2.35m
3:34PM2.25m
3:53AM2.20m
4:36PM2.17m
Low Tide
8:32AM0.46m
8:53PM0.64m
9:23AM0.61m
9:50PM0.79m
10:19AM0.73m
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7:28
7:28
7:28
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5:28
5:28
5:29
 mm
Temp °C
10
10
10
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
12
12
13
13
13
Feels °C
8
8
8
10
9
9
9
10
10
10
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
10
11
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