Piha North Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.94° S 174.47° E

Piha North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha North sea temperature is
14.1°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 (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 12PM is: 5.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 24s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)16ft (5.0m)14s
Afternoon (01 Sep)15ft (4.5m)14s
Evening (01 Sep)13ft (4.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
2
2
2
2
0
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
SW
14
5
SW
14
5
SW
14
5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10074
10155
10061
8985
8471
7687
6752
5879
5007
4501
3959
3584
3102
2820
2553
2553
1700
2091
1945
2118
1848
1797
984
Wind (km/h)
40
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:56AM2.77m
00:11AM2.79m
12:37PM2.69m
00:54AM2.65m
1:24PM2.56m
Low Tide
5:50AM0.09m
6:07PM0.22m
6:30AM0.19m
6:51PM0.34m
7:16AM0.33m
7:43PM0.49m
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cloud
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part cloud
clear
part cloud
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clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:41
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:01
6:01
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
13
14
14
15
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
14
14
Feels °C
5
6
5
5
6
7
7
6
6
8
9
9
10
9
10
9
10
10
12
11
11
11
11
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