Piha North Surf Break

Piha North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.94° S 174.47° E

Issued: 11 am 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Piha North sea temperature is
14.8° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (03 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 4PM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (03 Jul)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (03 Jul)2ft (0.6m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Sun night).

Fri
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Mon
6
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
2
3
3
2
2
3
4
!
3
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.5
SW
13
0.6
W
12
0.8
W
12
0.9
W
11
1
W
10
2.4
WNW
10
2.3
WNW
10
2.1
W
10
2
W
10
0.9
WSW
18
2
W
9
1.1
WSW
16
2.2
W
10
3
WSW
10
2.5
WSW
11
3
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
136
138
116
84
125
136
138
133
87
103
171
192
216
1042
999
843
752
540
675
651
932
1957
1886
3198
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
N
25
NNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
25
N
10
N
35
W
Wind State
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
on
High Tide
11:34AM2.50m
11:55PM2.67m
12:12PM2.47m
00:31AM2.64m
12:51PM2.44m
1:10AM2.60m
Low Tide
5:42PM0.36m
6:11AM0.40m
6:20PM0.40m
6:50AM0.41m
7:00PM0.45m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
heavy rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:16
5:16
5:17
 mm
2
1
1
1
4
9
2
13
Temp °C
11
13
14
12
12
12
12
12
12
15
15
13
13
13
14
13
14
15
14
12
11
12
11
11
Feels °C
10
12
13
10
10
10
9
9
9
11
11
8
7
8
10
11
12
12
11
10
9
7
9
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.5
SW
13
0.6
W
12
0.8
W
12
0.9
W
11
1
W
10
0.4
SW
16
2.3
WNW
10
2.1
W
10
2
W
10
0.9
WSW
18
1
WSW
17
1.7
W
8
2.2
W
10
0.1
W
24
2.5
WSW
11
3
WSW
13
Energy kJ
136
138
116
84
125
136
138
133
87
103
171
192
216
69
999
843
752
480
563
329
932
11
1886
3198
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
18
0.2
WSW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
9
0.2
W
14
0.4
W
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.4
SW
17
0.3
WSW
20
0.5
SW
16
0.8
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
18
0.6
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
1.2
W
11
1
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
15
0.4
SW
22
Energy kJ
30
27
67
65
2
2
2
15
54
70
44
27
75
75
130
356
486
93
97
332
532
636
120
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
7
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
WSW
18
0.2
WSW
18
0.2
WSW
18
0.3
SW
13
0.3
WSW
20
1.1
WSW
16
0.3
WSW
13
0.1
SW
24
Energy kJ
2
6
6
31
30
30
27
75
651
35
22
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
3
0.5
N
3
0.6
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.9
NNW
5
1.2
NNW
5
1.6
NNW
6
2.4
WNW
10
1.8
WNW
9
2
W
9
3
WSW
10
Energy kJ
3
6
9
16
41
73
162
1042
540
675
1957
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
1
4
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
108
310
331
331
106
43
43
43
43
43
43
0
121
154
115
Best forecast wave conditions in Auckland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
2
2
3
4
2
4
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
9
9
9
7
9
5
5
8
7
6
5
5
8
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
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