Piha North Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.94° S 174.47° E

Piha North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha North sea temperature is
13.7° C
0.5° 

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 (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 4PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 24s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Afternoon (22 Aug)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (22 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun morning, light winds from the SW by Mon afternoon).

Sat
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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)
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
1.8
W
7
2.3
W
8
3
W
8
3.5
W
10
3.5
W
10
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
13
4
WSW
14
4.5
WSW
15
4.5
WSW
16
4.5
WSW
15
4
WSW
15
4
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
752
742
318
225
222
219
219
297
625
1081
2091
2273
2124
2160
3985
5668
7985
9082
8427
7284
6428
Wind (km/h)
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
30
NW
35
NW
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:03PM2.07m
5:34AM1.99m
6:19PM2.13m
6:44AM2.08m
7:17PM2.27m
Low Tide
10:37AM0.91m
11:24PM0.99m
11:51AM0.89m
00:34AM0.91m
12:54PM0.78m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:56
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:53
5:53
 mm
6
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
12
11
12
13
15
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
9
9
8
9
9
8
7
7
7
8
10
8
7
8
8
8
9
9
10
10
11
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