Piha North Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.94° S 174.47° E

Piha North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha North sea temperature is
16.4°C
1.6° 

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 (17 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 12AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)--
Afternoon (17 Oct)11ft (3.5m)13s
Evening (17 Oct)10ft (3.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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)
0
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4
4
3
2
2
1
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
12
2.4
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
11
2
WSW
11
2.4
SW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
2.3
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3831
3150
2705
2249
1677
1175
974
1546
698
698
636
1420
865
869
846
874
846
833
463
Wind (km/h)
35
S
30
S
20
S
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
15
S
20
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:56AM2.25m
2:25PM2.29m
2:47AM2.10m
3:23PM2.16m
Low Tide
7:57PM0.69m
8:12AM0.71m
8:48PM0.83m
9:06AM0.84m
9:51PM0.93m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
13
13
13
11
9
9
11
11
12
13
12
12
12
11
12
13
13
13
12
Feels °C
5
6
7
7
5
4
5
6
7
7
6
7
8
7
8
9
9
10
9
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