Piha North Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.94° S 174.47° E

Piha North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 10 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha North sea temperature is
13.6° C
0.8° 

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 (10 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 8AM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Afternoon (10 Aug)5ft (1.5m)16s
Evening (10 Aug)5ft (1.6m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
19
0.9
WSW
19
0.8
WSW
18
0.8
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
17
0.9
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
493
624
643
683
1067
1110
1038
1010
1010
886
672
634
536
528
590
572
418
399
480
464
422
407
397
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
0
S
0
ENE
5
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:58AM2.42m
7:34PM2.65m
8:00AM2.58m
8:30PM2.84m
8:53AM2.73m
Low Tide
00:45AM0.54m
1:11PM0.40m
1:50AM0.37m
2:10PM0.23m
2:45AM0.18m
3:02PM0.08m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:09
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:44
5:45
 mm
Temp °C
12
13
13
14
14
13
13
13
12
12
11
13
14
12
12
12
13
12
13
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
11
12
10
11
12
10
9
8
9
7
8
9
10
9
9
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