Piha North Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.94° S 174.47° E

Piha North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha North sea temperature is
14.6°C
0.0° 

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 (05 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 8AM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)13s
Afternoon (05 Oct)6ft (1.8m)13s
Evening (05 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
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)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
13
2
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
17
1.7
WSW
17
1.7
WSW
17
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
17
1.7
WSW
17
1.6
WSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1570
1408
1408
1408
1218
1127
1011
932
932
828
841
975
1271
1775
1754
1693
1555
1536
1517
1517
1536
1673
1754
1422
Wind (km/h)
10
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
10
E
15
NE
10
ENE
15
E
10
E
10
E
20
ENE
10
ENE
0
ESE
5
ENE
10
NNE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
10
W
10
W
5
WSW
5
WNW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
5:11AM2.18m
5:55PM2.37m
6:36AM2.25m
7:09PM2.48m
7:43AM2.40m
8:06PM2.63m
Low Tide
10:59PM0.69m
11:28AM0.67m
00:19AM0.63m
12:44PM0.59m
1:27AM0.48m
1:47PM0.45m
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
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Temp °C
11
10
9
11
14
15
14
13
12
11
11
13
16
17
15
13
13
12
11
13
15
15
14
14
Feels °C
8
6
5
7
10
12
10
10
9
8
8
9
13
15
13
11
12
11
10
12
13
13
13
13
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