Piha North surf break

Piha North surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 15 Mar 2026 NZDT
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Piha North surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Piha North sea temperature is
19.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Piha North today?

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 8AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 21s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Mar)10ft (3.0m)10s
Afternoon (15 Mar)10ft (3.0m)10s
Evening (15 Mar)8ft (2.5m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
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0
0
0
!
!
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4
4
!
!
!
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4
4
3
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
1.9
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
Period(s) (?)99991010101010101213131817171716161616161514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)208518721684175519561790141113751347145623312522227422165786516046653929357331302944290725531891
Wind
(km/h)
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
10
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:28PM
2.06
8:00AM
2.26
8:23PM
2.24
8:46AM
2.47
9:07PM
2.43
9:26AM
2.67
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:35AM
0.80
2:12PM
0.73
2:27AM
0.62
2:58PM
0.51
3:10AM
0.42
3:37PM
0.30
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Sunrise----7:18-------7:20-------7:20---
Sunset-------7:42-------7:39-------7:38
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171718181818181717171717181818181717161718191918
Feels °C (?)101113131314141413141516161615161515151616171717
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