Piha North Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.94° S 174.47° E

Piha North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha North sea temperature is
14.5°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 (03 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 4PM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)15s
Afternoon (03 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Evening (03 Oct)6ft (1.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.7
WSW
14
2.1
SW
14
1.7
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
2
WSW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.7
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1031
1016
1126
1736
1111
1644
1712
1808
1453
1576
1667
1736
1664
1570
1524
1327
1327
1144
1110
1011
932
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
SSE
25
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
10
E
5
SE
5
ENE
5
E
5
ENE
10
E
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:10PM2.46m
3:43AM2.25m
4:28PM2.35m
5:11AM2.18m
5:55PM2.37m
Low Tide
8:56AM0.51m
9:39PM0.63m
10:08AM0.64m
10:59PM0.69m
11:28AM0.67m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:56
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6:54
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6:52
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7:25
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7:27
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7:28
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1
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Temp °C
13
13
13
13
14
13
11
9
9
12
14
13
13
12
11
10
11
14
15
14
12
Feels °C
9
9
9
10
12
12
6
4
5
9
12
11
12
10
8
6
7
10
12
11
9
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