Piha North Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.94° S 174.47° E

Piha North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha North sea temperature is
13.7° C
0.6° 

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 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 9PM is: 1.4m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.4m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)--
Afternoon (13 Aug)5ft (1.6m)12s
Evening (13 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat afternoon).

Thu
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
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)
1.6
W
12
1.3
WSW
17
1.4
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
17
1.6
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
17
2.5
WSW
17
2.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
726
879
981
1018
1289
1354
1849
1849
1948
840
943
1258
1566
1975
2674
3469
3797
3986
3887
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
5
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
15
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
Wind State
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:03PM3.09m
10:25AM2.90m
10:45PM3.10m
11:07AM2.89m
Low Tide
4:20AM-0.05m
4:34PM-0.05m
5:03AM-0.06m
5:17PM-0.01m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
5:46
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
16
14
14
13
13
12
13
15
16
15
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
15
14
14
13
12
11
11
14
15
13
11
12
11
10
12
10
10
8
8
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