Piha North surf break

Piha North surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 05 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
19.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Piha North today?

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 3AM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 05). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Afternoon (06 Apr)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (06 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)13s

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


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Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
2
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
SW
0.8
WSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
WSW
Period(s) (?)131313141414141413131313131212121212121214141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7561002734126112441042971779680536458351281220190149147144180180476469463508
Wind
(km/h)
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
E
20
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
WNW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:37PM
2.70
11:51AM
2.56
12:13AM
2.57
12:28PM
2.40
12:52AM
2.42
1:09PM
2.24
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:51AM
0.40
6:04PM
0.40
6:28AM
0.54
6:41PM
0.56
7:09AM
0.70
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Sunrise----6:39-------6:39-------6:41---
Sunset-------6:08-------6:07-------6:06
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----------11589126222----
Temp. °C171716161820191818181717171818181919191819181818
Feels °C (?)151513131516151514141312121314161819202020181818
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