Piha North Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.94° S 174.47° E

Piha North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha North sea temperature is
13.6° C
0.8° 

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 (09 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 9PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)--
Afternoon (09 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)15s
Evening (09 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
18
1.2
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
880
763
668
486
493
624
643
683
1199
1110
1038
1010
1010
886
672
634
536
528
590
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
0
WNW
5
SE
5
S
10
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
0
WSW
5
E
5
ENE
5
E
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:28PM2.47m
6:58AM2.42m
7:34PM2.65m
8:00AM2.58m
8:30PM2.84m
Low Tide
00:45AM0.54m
1:11PM0.40m
1:50AM0.37m
2:10PM0.23m
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:43
5:44
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
13
12
12
13
13
14
14
13
13
13
12
11
11
13
14
12
11
Feels °C
13
13
12
11
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
10
10
12
12
10
8
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