Piha North surf break

Piha North surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 30 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
20.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Piha North today?

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 4AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 12s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Mar)6ft (1.8m)11s
Afternoon (30 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Evening (30 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)17s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
0
2
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
WSW
1
WSW
1
W
1.7
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.7
WNW
1
SW
1.3
SW
1.6
SW
2
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
1.6
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.4
SW
Period(s) (?)13131211111111181716161616101010109141414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)514373309679759643619621929138419832093218526332516236318271187104926482557243923172284
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
20
NE
25
N
20
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
15
W
15
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
15
S
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossoffoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:16PM
2.39
8:39AM
2.61
9:05PM
2.54
9:23AM
2.74
9:46PM
2.68
10:01AM
2.82
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:20AM
0.47
2:53PM
0.35
3:09AM
0.33
3:36PM
0.21
3:52AM
0.22
4:15PM
0.12
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Sunrise----7:33-------7:33-------7:33---
Sunset-------7:20-------7:17-------7:16
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
231---1-----------------
Temp. °C181718192020201919181717171717161715161515171818
Feels °C (?)191515181918191919161312121212121513141313151718
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