Piha North Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.94° S 174.47° E

Piha North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Piha North sea temperature is
14.7°C
0.2° 

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 (27 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 4AM is: 2.4m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 25s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)10ft (3.0m)9s
Afternoon (27 Sep)11ft (3.5m)9s
Evening (27 Sep)13ft (4.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
27
Monday
28
9 PM
12 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
WSW
8
2.2
WSW
8
2.4
WSW
8
2.5
WSW
8
3
WSW
9
3.5
W
9
4
W
9
4
WSW
10
4
WSW
10
4
WSW
11
4
WSW
11
4
WSW
11
4
SW
11
3.5
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
721
612
709
931
1406
1730
2346
3267
3382
3651
3716
3821
3869
3229
2714
2592
3630
Wind (km/h)
20
W
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
45
WNW
40
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
9:18PM2.89m
9:39AM2.86m
9:53PM2.96m
10:15AM2.93m
Low Tide
3:30AM0.04m
3:45PM0.08m
4:06AM-0.03m
4:23PM0.05m
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Temp °C
14
14
13
14
14
15
15
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
Feels °C
10
10
8
9
8
8
7
3
4
4
4
5
5
6
7
6
7
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