Piha North Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.94° S 174.47° E

Piha North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 02 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 (02 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 10PM is: 2.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)--
Afternoon (02 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Evening (02 Oct)6ft (1.9m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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
0
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
2
SW
15
2
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.7
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
2
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1394
1394
1860
1788
1306
1174
1031
1016
1126
1644
1644
1427
553
1529
1472
1576
1554
1512
1537
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
0
NW
25
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
2:33AM2.42m
3:10PM2.46m
3:43AM2.25m
4:28PM2.35m
Low Tide
8:31PM0.48m
8:56AM0.51m
9:39PM0.63m
10:08AM0.64m
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6:56
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6:54
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7:25
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7:25
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7:27
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1
3
4
8
7
4
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Temp °C
12
13
13
12
13
13
13
14
14
13
13
13
13
11
10
10
12
12
12
Feels °C
8
10
9
8
8
9
9
10
11
10
11
12
14
6
4
4
7
7
7
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