Piha North surf break

Piha North surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 06 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 12AM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 06). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)--
Afternoon (07 May)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (07 May)2.5ft (0.8m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Sat morning).

Wed
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
0
2
1
1
2
0
3
!
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
SW
16
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
0.9
WSW
14
2.3
NW
8
2.5
WNW
9
2.1
WNW
9
2.5
W
11
3
W
12
3
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
304
304
291
447
429
509
523
558
482
469
401
401
395
390
373
373
379
337
711
1177
660
1450
2460
2679
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
N
20
WNW
20
W
15
WNW
20
NNW
35
NNW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:32AM2.46m
12:49PM2.26m
1:17AM2.35m
1:38PM2.15m
2:09AM2.27m
Low Tide
6:19PM0.55m
6:50AM0.67m
7:03PM0.66m
7:39AM0.76m
7:53PM0.75m
8:35AM0.81m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
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7:05
7:07
7:07
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5:30
5:30
5:29
5:28
1
3
4
1
Temp °C
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
20
20
18
17
17
16
16
18
20
20
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
16
17
18
16
16
16
15
14
16
17
17
13
13
14
12
14
13
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
SW
16
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1.2
NW
8
0.9
SW
14
2.5
WNW
9
1
W
11
2.5
W
11
3
W
12
0.6
WSW
18
Energy kJ
304
304
291
447
429
509
523
558
482
469
401
401
395
390
373
373
379
173
284
961
242
1450
2140
216
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
17
0.7
SW
13
0.2
NNW
4
0.1
SW
22
0.1
SW
22
0.1
SW
22
0.1
SW
22
0.2
WSW
21
0.2
WSW
21
0.3
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.5
W
8
0.9
WSW
14
0.4
SW
19
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.7
SW
13
0.5
SW
19
Energy kJ
76
167
1
18
18
18
18
43
43
13
21
31
337
95
328
318
176
170
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
12
0.2
WSW
21
0.2
WSW
20
0.2
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
Energy kJ
2
3
43
39
8
17
85
86
162
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.3
NNE
3
0.3
NNE
3
0.3
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.5
N
4
0.5
N
4
0.5
NNW
4
0.6
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.6
NNW
5
0.7
NW
5
0.9
NNW
6
1.1
NNW
5
1.1
NNW
6
0.8
N
4
2.3
NW
8
2.5
WNW
9
2.1
WNW
9
3
W
12
3
W
12
Energy kJ
2
2
1
1
1
2
6
10
12
13
17
13
17
24
43
66
88
26
711
1177
660
2460
2679
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
6
0
0
0
0
0
55
288
288
12
108
108
0
108
108
331
363
371
371
33
33
33
33
77
Best forecast wave conditions in Auckland
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
2
4
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
1
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
9
9
5
6
7
5
4
5
7
5
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
5
6
7
6
6
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