Piha North surf break

Piha North surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 08 May 2026 NZST
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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
17.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Piha North today?

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 12PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 20s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Afternoon (08 May)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (08 May)6ft (1.8m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
!
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1.8
NW
8
2.4
NW
9
2.1
WNW
9
2
WNW
9
2.3
WNW
10
2.5
W
12
3
W
11
3
W
11
3
W
13
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
12
4
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
11
4
WSW
11
4
WSW
15
4
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
4.5
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
395
390
373
373
379
379
388
926
676
576
990
1756
1998
2041
3446
3932
3726
4213
3109
3289
6040
6168
6425
7216
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
N
30
NNE
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
15
W
20
WSW
25
SW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:17AM2.35m
1:38PM2.15m
2:09AM2.27m
2:37PM2.08m
3:10AM2.23m
3:44PM2.07m
Low Tide
7:39AM0.76m
7:53PM0.75m
8:35AM0.81m
8:51PM0.80m
9:37AM0.79m
9:55PM0.80m
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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7:07
7:07
7:07
7:09
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5:29
5:28
5:27
5:25
1
2
4
1
4
5
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
18
20
19
18
17
17
17
16
17
17
15
14
16
15
15
16
16
16
17
16
16
16
15
14
16
17
16
14
13
15
15
13
14
14
12
12
13
11
10
10
11
10
11
10
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1.1
NW
8
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
13
2.1
WNW
9
0.6
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
17
3
W
11
3
W
13
3.5
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
15
Energy kJ
395
390
373
373
379
129
280
276
323
313
724
216
493
2041
3446
3932
788
1835
1147
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
6
0.2
WSW
21
0.7
NW
6
0.2
WSW
20
1
NW
6
1
SW
14
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
WSW
19
1
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
17
1
WSW
16
1
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.4
WNW
11
Energy kJ
11
43
32
39
75
379
95
85
86
142
351
280
487
566
566
798
431
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
8
0.2
WSW
21
0.2
W
11
0.2
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.4
SW
18
0.6
WSW
19
1
WSW
16
Energy kJ
1
43
9
8
18
8
82
231
566
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
6
0.5
NNE
3
1
NNW
6
0.8
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
4
1.8
NW
8
2.4
NW
9
2.1
WNW
9
2
WNW
9
2.3
WNW
10
2.5
W
12
3
W
11
3.5
WSW
12
4
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
11
4
WSW
11
4
WSW
15
4
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
4.5
WSW
14
Energy kJ
23
45
6
70
14
22
388
926
676
576
990
1756
1998
3726
4213
3109
3289
6040
6168
6425
7216
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
2
2
2
Distance (km)
11
108
108
326
326
331
371
121
43
33
33
33
33
33
33
33
33
35
83
83
83
83
83
83
Best forecast wave conditions in Auckland
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
8
7
6
6
6
7
5
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
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