Piha North Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.94° S 174.47° E

Piha North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha North sea temperature is
14.8°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 (12 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 4PM is: 4.0m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 3.5m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)15ft (4.5m)11s
Afternoon (12 Sep)11ft (3.5m)16s
Evening (12 Sep)15ft (4.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat morning, light winds from the SW by Mon night).

Sat
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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0
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Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SW
11
4
SW
11
3.5
WSW
16
5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
17
4
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4232
4188
5730
11426
10772
10265
10135
10400
10400
10025
9507
9261
8335
6947
6355
5796
5722
5135
4698
4076
3615
Wind (km/h)
35
SW
35
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:01AM2.92m
10:18PM3.02m
10:39AM2.92m
10:54PM2.95m
11:15AM2.86m
Low Tide
4:10PM-0.01m
4:33AM-0.04m
4:49PM0.04m
5:10AM0.03m
5:27PM0.15m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
rain showers
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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rain showers
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cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:09
6:09
6:10
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
14
13
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
13
12
Feels °C
5
5
6
6
6
6
5
5
8
7
9
8
8
9
9
10
9
9
10
9
8
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