Piha North surf break

Piha North surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 16 May 2026 NZST
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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
17.4° 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 10AM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 23s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 May)5ft (1.5m)13s
Afternoon (16 May)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (16 May)2.5ft (0.8m)20s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tue
19
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)
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
12
1.3
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
20
0.9
WSW
19
0.9
WSW
18
1
WSW
18
1.2
WSW
18
1.2
WSW
17
1.5
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
757
757
757
679
609
496
485
590
525
596
887
857
1136
1170
957
933
794
647
501
419
407
384
304
215
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
E
5
E
5
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
off
cross-off
High Tide
8:39AM2.88m
9:09PM2.97m
9:27AM2.93m
9:55PM3.04m
10:16AM2.92m
10:44PM3.05m
Low Tide
2:31AM0.16m
2:54PM-0.02m
3:20AM0.06m
3:41PM-0.07m
4:10AM0.02m
4:30PM-0.05m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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>
7:13
7:13
7:15
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:21
5:21
5:20
Temp °C
13
13
13
14
15
15
14
13
13
11
11
13
15
15
14
13
12
11
11
13
15
15
14
13
11
11
10
11
13
13
13
12
12
9
9
10
12
12
12
10
9
7
8
10
13
14
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.2
WSW
17
1.5
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
Energy kJ
757
757
757
679
609
496
479
471
428
471
416
857
1136
1170
957
933
794
647
501
419
407
384
304
215
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
26
0.2
WSW
24
0.3
WSW
24
0.4
WSW
22
0.7
WSW
21
0.7
WSW
21
0.8
WSW
20
0.9
WSW
19
0.9
WSW
18
1
WSW
18
1.2
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
12
0.2
S
6
0.6
S
4
0.1
W
22
0.1
W
21
0.1
SW
21
0.2
WSW
20
0.3
WSW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
WSW
18
Energy kJ
13
55
108
186
404
389
485
590
525
596
887
247
3
12
9
9
17
38
74
89
123
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
16
0.4
S
7
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
5
Energy kJ
25
14
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.5
SE
7
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
SSE
3
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.5
SSE
4
0.5
SE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.3
S
3
Energy kJ
11
13
7
23
20
20
5
7
9
9
7
5
3
2
2
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Auckland
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
8
7
4
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