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Piha North surf break

Piha North surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 15 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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
21.8° C
 (Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Piha North today?

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 1AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)5ft (1.5m)14s
Afternoon (16 Jan)6ft (1.9m)14s
Evening (16 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
0
2
2
3
3
2
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SW
0.9
SW
1
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
SW
1.9
WSW
2
WSW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.9
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
Period(s) (?)161515141414141414141313131313131212121212111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)248322418763752834902145414497437211264113410779661003798772625711699471360314
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSE
10
ENE
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
30
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononononononcross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:25PM
2.19
8:58AM
2.36
9:14PM
2.30
9:42AM
2.49
9:57PM
2.42
10:22AM
2.62
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:37AM
0.67
3:09PM
0.71
3:24AM
0.55
3:53PM
0.58
4:05AM
0.43
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise-----6:18-------6:20-------6:20--
Sunset-8:43-------8:43-------8:43------
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
4221---------------1-123
Temp. °C232221202019212222211919181820212221191817161615
Feels °C (?)232220191919201920201918171719202021191514121211
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