Piha North Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.94° S 174.47° E

Piha North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha North sea temperature is
14.0° C
0.3° 

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 (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 6AM is: 4.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)11ft (3.5m)15s
Afternoon (17 Aug)11ft (3.5m)15s
Evening (17 Aug)10ft (3.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue night, min 8°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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)
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0
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2
3
2
2
1
2
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.3
SW
13
2.2
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7091
7031
6382
6216
6080
5387
5050
4157
3919
3197
2667
2233
1949
1662
1672
1904
1699
Wind (km/h)
30
SE
30
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
30
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
25
S
30
S
20
SSW
25
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
00:04AM2.89m
12:27PM2.71m
00:43AM2.71m
1:07PM2.56m
Low Tide
6:23AM0.13m
6:39PM0.27m
7:03AM0.30m
7:22PM0.47m
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:49
5:50
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
9
9
8
8
9
9
10
10
11
11
11
10
10
11
11
11
12
Feels °C
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
4
5
6
6
5
5
4
6
6
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