Piha North Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.94° S 174.47° E

Piha North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha North sea temperature is
14.5°C
0.2° 

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 (15 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 9AM is: 2.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)8ft (2.4m)14s
Afternoon (15 Sep)7ft (2.2m)14s
Evening (15 Sep)7ft (2.1m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
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)
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3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
15
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3615
3192
2843
2633
2356
2125
2004
1903
1712
1470
1249
1058
867
649
572
689
494
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
11:30PM2.82m
11:51AM2.75m
00:06AM2.65m
12:29PM2.59m
Low Tide
5:46AM0.16m
6:05PM0.31m
6:22AM0.33m
6:44PM0.50m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:12
6:13
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
12
12
13
13
14
13
12
12
12
12
12
14
14
14
13
Feels °C
10
10
10
10
11
10
11
11
9
9
9
9
9
11
10
11
10
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