Piha North Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.94° S 174.47° E

Piha North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha North sea temperature is
14.7° C
0.1° 

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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 8PM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 21s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 20). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)7ft (2.2m)14s
Afternoon (20 Jul)7ft (2.1m)14s
Evening (20 Jul)6ft (1.9m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2053
2053
1759
1531
1310
1196
1214
1126
1058
1027
1011
905
841
746
679
585
486
373
330
247
205
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
15
S
15
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:49PM2.50m
2:08AM2.54m
2:39PM2.37m
2:57AM2.35m
3:34PM2.25m
Low Tide
7:45AM0.30m
8:02PM0.46m
8:32AM0.46m
8:53PM0.64m
9:23AM0.61m
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:28
5:28
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
11
14
14
12
11
10
9
9
10
11
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
9
12
12
9
7
6
5
6
7
9
9
9
9
10
9
10
9
9
9
9
9
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