Piha North Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.94° S 174.47° E

Piha North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha North sea temperature is
14.3°C
0.2° 

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 (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 9AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 20s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (02 Sep)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (02 Sep)8ft (2.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SW by Fri night).

Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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)
0
0
0
0
0
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2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
3
WSW
15
3
W
15
3.5
W
16
3.5
W
16
3
W
10
3.5
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5007
4501
3763
3584
3102
2820
2299
2299
1573
1862
1826
1848
1748
1723
1657
1965
2230
3252
3912
5316
6330
2163
5655
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
35
NW
35
WNW
25
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:11AM2.79m
12:37PM2.69m
00:54AM2.65m
1:24PM2.56m
1:45AM2.47m
2:21PM2.42m
Low Tide
6:30AM0.19m
6:51PM0.34m
7:16AM0.33m
7:43PM0.49m
8:11AM0.49m
8:46PM0.64m
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rain showers
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:01
6:01
6:02
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
12
13
14
15
14
14
14
14
15
14
14
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
14
Feels °C
6
8
9
10
10
10
10
11
11
10
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
9
9
10
9
12
10
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