Piha North Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.94° S 174.47° E

Piha North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha North sea temperature is
14.0° C
0.7° 

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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 3AM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (24 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (24 Jul)8ft (2.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat morning, calm by Sun morning).

Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
2
2
2
1
1
0
!
0
0
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)
1.9
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
3
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
9
2.5
WNW
9
3.5
W
8
3.5
W
9
5
WSW
10
6
WSW
11
6
WSW
13
6
WSW
14
6
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1180
983
871
762
488
390
451
1133
1126
972
1483
1991
4584
8832
12119
14888
14353
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
40
W
40
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
45
SW
40
WSW
35
WSW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:58AM2.11m
5:43PM2.16m
6:05AM2.10m
6:46PM2.21m
Low Tide
10:53PM0.88m
11:20AM0.79m
11:59PM0.90m
12:22PM0.78m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
 mm
2
3
2
3
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
12
12
11
11
14
12
13
13
13
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
Feels °C
11
9
9
8
7
9
7
8
8
7
3
3
2
1
1
2
4
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