Piha North surf break

Piha North surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 24 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
16.7° 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 2AM is: 2.3m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 May)7ft (2.2m)15s
Afternoon (25 May)6ft (1.9m)14s
Evening (25 May)5.5ft (1.7m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wed
27
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)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
18
1.8
SW
17
2.4
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.2
SW
15
2
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1
SW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1307
1885
2973
2726
2529
2497
1956
1644
1408
1408
1176
932
772
689
689
555
449
416
330
282
251
205
261
299
Wind (km/h)
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
E
5
E
5
ESE
5
E
5
SE
5
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
5
S
5
ESE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:08PM2.26m
4:34AM2.42m
5:14PM2.28m
5:35AM2.39m
6:13PM2.33m
6:29AM2.40m
Low Tide
10:17PM0.63m
10:58AM0.54m
11:20PM0.65m
11:55AM0.52m
00:18AM0.63m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:15
5:15
5:15
Temp °C
17
15
14
13
13
13
12
14
16
14
13
13
12
12
12
13
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
15
14
12
11
10
10
10
9
11
14
12
11
12
11
11
11
12
12
13
13
14
12
12
12
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SW
12
1.8
SW
17
2.4
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.2
SW
15
2
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1
SW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
Energy kJ
677
1885
2973
2726
2529
2497
1956
1644
1408
1408
1176
932
772
689
689
555
449
416
330
282
251
205
202
202
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
18
1.2
SW
12
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
19
0.4
SSW
7
0.6
SSW
7
0.7
SSW
7
0.7
SSW
6
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
Energy kJ
1307
403
14
14
20
41
40
35
261
299
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
17
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SSW
6
0.6
SSW
6
Energy kJ
50
78
145
165
33
24
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
6
0.3
SSW
3
Energy kJ
22
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Auckland
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
7
7
7
6
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
9
9
9
9
8
8
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