Piha North Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.94° S 174.47° E

Piha North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha North sea temperature is
15.1° C
0.1° 

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 (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 4PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)14s
Afternoon (08 Jul)8ft (2.5m)13s
Evening (08 Jul)8ft (2.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Fri night).

Wed
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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)
3
2
2
1
2
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0
0
0
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4
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4
3
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
3
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
11
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SSW
13
4.5
SSW
13
5
SSW
13
5
SSW
13
4.5
SSW
12
4
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
2.1
WSW
18
3.5
SW
18
3
SW
17
2
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
2.4
SW
16
2
WSW
16
2.2
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2004
1940
2288
2241
2490
3100
3394
3194
9071
6689
7056
8039
7482
5983
4904
3020
2703
7614
5692
2077
1765
2839
2007
2344
Wind (km/h)
15
S
20
S
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
35
S
35
SSE
35
S
40
S
35
S
35
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
3:19PM2.34m
3:40AM2.43m
4:23PM2.36m
4:46AM2.41m
5:32PM2.42m
5:56AM2.44m
Low Tide
9:10AM0.48m
9:33PM0.62m
10:09AM0.49m
10:38PM0.64m
11:12AM0.47m
11:46PM0.59m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:33
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:20
5:20
5:21
 mm
Temp °C
12
14
14
13
13
12
12
11
12
12
12
11
11
11
10
10
10
11
11
10
10
9
7
7
Feels °C
9
10
9
8
8
7
7
6
5
5
4
3
3
4
3
4
4
6
7
6
7
6
3
3
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