Piha North Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.94° S 174.47° E

Piha North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha North sea temperature is
14.9°C
0.4° 

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 (25 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 11AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)8ft (2.5m)14s
Afternoon (25 Sep)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (25 Sep)8ft (2.4m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds.

Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
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
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
8
2.5
WSW
8
2.5
WSW
8
3
WSW
8
3
WSW
9
3
WSW
9
3.5
W
9
4
W
10
3.5
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3030
2765
2590
2670
2471
2284
2171
1143
1077
946
932
2402
2731
903
878
865
1147
1588
1729
1978
2638
2650
2482
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WNW
35
WNW
30
W
30
W
35
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
35
SW
30
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:27AM2.58m
8:43PM2.77m
9:03AM2.73m
9:18PM2.89m
9:39AM2.86m
Low Tide
2:18AM0.35m
2:30PM0.31m
2:54AM0.17m
3:08PM0.17m
3:30AM0.04m
3:45PM0.08m
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
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6:07
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6:05
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7:03
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6:20
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6:21
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7:22
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 mm
1
1
1
1
1
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1
1
2
1
2
1
1
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2
1
1
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1
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
13
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
13
14
14
14
15
15
13
12
Feels °C
8
8
7
8
7
8
8
9
8
8
9
8
7
8
9
7
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
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