Piha North Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.94° S 174.47° E

Piha North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha North sea temperature is
14.4° 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 (13 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 8AM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)5ft (1.5m)14s
Afternoon (13 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (13 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
2
2
3
2
0
1
1
2
1
1
2
3
4
4
4
3
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
SW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
14
1.9
WNW
8
2.1
WNW
8
1.9
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
8
1.1
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
17
3
WSW
17
3
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1261
1057
947
763
626
486
412
313
232
476
583
476
292
328
452
669
715
934
1900
4588
5439
5840
5119
4855
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
NW
20
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
10
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
8:06AM2.64m
8:39PM2.86m
9:03AM2.75m
9:32PM2.99m
9:54AM2.82m
10:21PM3.08m
Low Tide
1:57AM0.33m
2:20PM0.18m
2:55AM0.19m
3:14PM0.07m
3:48AM0.07m
4:05PM-0.01m
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
5:23
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
13
12
12
14
15
13
13
12
12
12
13
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
14
Feels °C
9
9
9
11
13
11
11
8
9
9
11
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
14
14
12
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