Piha North Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.94° S 174.47° E

Piha North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha North sea temperature is
14.6°C
0.1° 

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 (07 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 17s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 8AM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Afternoon (07 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Evening (07 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
2
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
17
1.7
WSW
17
1.7
WSW
17
1.6
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
17
2.3
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1555
1536
1517
1517
1536
1653
1754
1653
1305
1289
1273
1415
1273
1498
1441
1447
1409
1319
1455
2758
2888
2907
2620
2325
Wind (km/h)
0
NNW
5
E
0
SE
5
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
S
5
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
Wind State
glassy
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:43AM2.40m
8:06PM2.63m
8:35AM2.56m
8:54PM2.76m
9:19AM2.71m
9:35PM2.85m
Low Tide
1:27AM0.48m
1:47PM0.45m
2:21AM0.32m
2:39PM0.31m
3:08AM0.17m
3:25PM0.19m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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6:47
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Temp °C
12
12
11
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
16
19
19
17
15
Feels °C
12
11
11
12
11
11
12
13
13
13
13
14
13
13
13
14
13
12
12
14
17
16
15
14
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