Piha North Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.94° S 174.47° E

Piha North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha North sea temperature is
14.4° C
0.5° 

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 (14 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 12AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 24s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jul)6ft (1.9m)8s
Afternoon (14 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (14 Jul)5ft (1.6m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
0
1
2
2
1
2
3
3
4
4
4
5
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!
!
!
!
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4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
SW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
14
2
WNW
8
1.9
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.1
WSW
12
1.6
W
12
1.5
W
13
1.6
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
18
1.8
WSW
18
3
WSW
17
3
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
626
486
412
313
264
499
432
319
264
328
726
764
807
948
1922
4588
5439
5601
5052
4779
4372
4166
3803
3560
Wind (km/h)
15
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
20
N
15
N
10
N
20
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:39PM2.86m
9:03AM2.75m
9:32PM2.99m
9:54AM2.82m
10:21PM3.08m
10:43AM2.85m
Low Tide
2:55AM0.19m
3:14PM0.07m
3:48AM0.07m
4:05PM-0.01m
4:39AM0.00m
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
5:23
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
13
13
12
12
12
13
14
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
14
14
13
13
12
13
14
Feels °C
12
11
11
9
8
10
11
11
13
15
13
14
13
13
13
13
12
13
13
11
11
10
11
12
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