Piha North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.94° S 174.47° E

Issued: 12 am 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Piha North sea temperature is

16.3°C

Piha North surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Piha North today (01 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 5AM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (01 Nov)	10ft (3.0m)	13s
Afternoon (01 Nov)	8ft (2.4m)	13s
Evening (01 Nov)	6.5ft (2.0m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 1								Monday 2								Tuesday 3
	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	!	!	!	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	WSW 13	SW 13	WSW 13	SW 13	WSW 13	SW 13	WSW 13	SW 12	WSW 12	SW 12	WSW 12	SW 13	SW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	4031	3398	2886	2615	2176	1944	1551	1317	996	835	627	521	479	376	290	295	265	307	313	215	209	193	190	180
Wind (km/h)	SSW	S	NE	N	W	SSE	NE	NNE	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	glassy	cross-off	cross	on	glassy	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
High Tide		2:28AM2.43m				3:03PM2.55m				3:39AM2.29m					4:17PM2.45m				4:59AM2.23m				5:33PM2.43m
Low Tide				8:48AM0.46m				9:33PM0.53m				9:57AM0.58m					10:47PM0.58m				11:10AM0.63m


	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:55	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	12	11	13	16	17	17	14	14	14	15	17	19	18	17	15	15	15	15	17	20	20	18	16
Feels °C	10	11	9	11	13	15	14	11	11	12	12	13	16	14	13	13	13	14	14	15	17	17	15	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	WSW 13	SW 13	WSW 13	SW 13	WSW 13	SW 13	WSW 13	SW 12	WSW 12	SW 12	WSW 12	SW 13	SW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12
kJ	4031	3398	2886	2615	2176	1944	1551	1317	996	835	627	521	479	376	290	295	265	307	313	215	209	193	190	180
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NW 5	NNW 5	NW 5	NW 5	NW 5	W 12	NW 5	W 11	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	25	24	7	7	7	141	6	114	100	96	92	90
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NW 5	NW 5	NW 5	NW 5	NW 5	WSW 18
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	11	4	6	4	4	31
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 4	N 4	NNW 4	NNW 5	—	—	NNW 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	NE 2	NNW 5	ENE 3	—	—	N 5
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	14	9	20	33	—	—	20	23	16	11	1	8	1	—	—	8
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Piha-The Bar Auckland	Piha-The Bar Auckland	Bethell's Beach / Te Henga Auckland	O'Neills Bay Auckland	Baylys Beach Northland	Piha North Auckland	Piha North Auckland	Piha North Auckland	Piha North Auckland	Piha North Auckland	Piha North Auckland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	Piha North Auckland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	Piha North Auckland	Piha North Auckland	Piha North Auckland	Piha North Auckland	Piha North Auckland	Piha North Auckland	Bethell's Beach / Te Henga Auckland	O'Neills Bay Auckland	Piha North Auckland
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2
Distance (km)	1	1	6	7	120	0	0	0	0	0	0	288	0	288	288	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	7	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Auckland	Piha-The Bar	Piha-The Bar	Whatipu	Whatipu		Whatipu	Shag Rock	Shag Rock	Shag Rock	Whatipu	Shag Rock		Whatipu			Shag Rock	Shag Rock	Whatipu	Whatipu	Shag Rock	Whatipu	Whatipu	Whatipu	Shag Rock
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4		4	4	4	4	3	3		2			2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	The Box Northland	The Box Northland	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	White Rock - The Spit Wairarapa	Scott Point Northland	Whatipu Auckland	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Shag Rock Auckland	Shag Rock Auckland	Raglan - Ngarunui Beach Raglan and West Waikato	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Papatowai Catlins	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Charleston West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	6	5	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	4	4	3	3	4	3	3	3	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4

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