Piha North Surf Break

Piha North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.94° S 174.47° E

Issued: 5 pm 18 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha North sea temperature is
15.7° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (18 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 9PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jun)--
Afternoon (18 Jun)8ft (2.4m)13s
Evening (18 Jun)8ft (2.5m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu night, calm by Fri night).

Thu
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sun
21
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)
0
0
0
0
!
1
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.3
WSW
11
1
WSW
14
1.8
SW
12
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1
SW
13
1.7
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1874
2039
1978
2078
2296
1943
648
426
384
836
1387
1077
1182
1011
996
841
689
594
582
628
311
920
1077
1267
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
S
25
SSW
20
S
10
S
10
S
5
SSW
0
SE
5
NE
5
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:14AM2.96m
12:39PM2.66m
1:05AM2.84m
1:33PM2.54m
1:58AM2.69m
Low Tide
6:00PM0.08m
6:37AM0.14m
6:52PM0.19m
7:30AM0.25m
7:45PM0.34m
8:23AM0.36m
cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:12
5:12
5:12
 mm
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
15
13
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
12
12
12
13
14
13
13
14
14
14
16
16
Feels °C
9
8
9
9
7
9
10
11
12
13
12
12
11
11
11
12
12
11
11
12
12
11
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WSW
18
0.4
WSW
18
0.7
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
15
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
8
1.4
SW
8
1.8
SW
12
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1
SW
13
1.7
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
Energy kJ
178
123
234
295
288
322
648
333
251
836
1387
1077
1182
1011
996
841
689
594
582
628
311
920
1077
1267
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WSW
18
0.8
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
15
0.9
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
11
1.2
SW
11
1
WSW
14
0.1
SW
24
0.5
SW
15
0.1
SW
23
0.3
SW
21
0.3
SW
21
0.3
SW
21
0.4
SW
20
0.5
SW
20
0.5
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
Energy kJ
178
291
256
339
426
366
402
22
106
20
72
72
71
100
186
184
296
266
255
449
444
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
15
0.9
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
0.1
SW
24
Energy kJ
252
330
384
22
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
1.8
SW
8
0.4
NW
3
1
W
6
1
W
6
Energy kJ
1874
2039
1978
2078
2296
1943
398
2
59
61
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
72
72
72
72
83
80
43
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
13
43
43
43
43
43
83
83
83
Best forecast wave conditions in Auckland
Rating
(10 max)
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
9
9
9
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
4
9
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