Piha North Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.94° S 174.47° E

Piha North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha North sea temperature is
14.1° C
0.5° 

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 (30 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 2AM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)14s
Afternoon (30 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Evening (30 Jul)5ft (1.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Thursday
30
Friday
31
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)
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
15
2
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
2.3
NW
7
2.5
WNW
8
2.4
WNW
8
1.5
WSW
14
2.4
W
9
3
W
9
3.5
WSW
11
4
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
711
1582
1509
1390
1411
1310
1126
845
833
480
935
766
862
895
1566
2900
3799
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
15
NW
10
N
20
N
25
NNW
25
NW
20
WNW
25
W
30
W
30
W
30
WSW
25
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
9:44PM2.68m
9:59AM2.56m
10:20PM2.76m
10:35AM2.61m
Low Tide
3:56AM0.39m
4:06PM0.29m
4:32AM0.30m
4:41PM0.24m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:35
 mm
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
12
11
11
12
15
15
13
12
13
13
13
13
14
13
12
13
Feels °C
8
9
8
8
8
12
11
10
7
8
8
9
8
8
6
6
7
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