Piha North Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.94° S 174.47° E

Piha North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha North sea temperature is
13.6° C
0.8° 

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 (07 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 11PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)--
Afternoon (07 Aug)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (07 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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
1
1
1
0
1
2
1
2
1
1
2
3
!
3
3
4
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
11
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
19
0.5
WSW
19
0.7
WSW
18
0.8
WSW
18
2.5
NW
9
3
WNW
11
1.3
WSW
19
1.9
WNW
10
1.6
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
75
74
75
89
118
118
116
114
139
203
280
390
1024
2207
1170
643
1052
530
494
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
W
5
W
5
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
W
10
S
5
SSW
Wind State
on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
4:21AM2.30m
5:11PM2.36m
5:43AM2.31m
6:28PM2.47m
Low Tide
10:14PM0.69m
10:49AM0.58m
11:31PM0.66m
12:03PM0.53m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:42
5:42
 mm
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
9
9
10
10
9
9
10
12
13
11
12
13
13
12
12
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
6
7
8
8
7
6
7
9
9
7
8
9
9
10
10
12
13
12
12
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