Piha North Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.94° S 174.47° E

Piha North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha North sea temperature is
14.1° 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 (26 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 8AM is: 4.0m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)13ft (4.0m)15s
Afternoon (26 Jul)11ft (3.5m)14s
Evening (26 Jul)10ft (3.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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2
3
2
0
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
WSW
15
4.5
WSW
15
4
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10834
9129
7511
5567
4346
3911
3324
3324
3025
2993
2682
2472
2052
1844
1497
1345
1361
1177
972
821
686
583
527
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
15
W
5
N
5
ENE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
SW
15
SSW
25
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
SSW
5
S
5
E
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
High Tide
7:06AM2.15m
7:40PM2.32m
7:58AM2.26m
8:26PM2.44m
8:42AM2.37m
Low Tide
1:00AM0.85m
1:19PM0.71m
1:53AM0.75m
2:08PM0.60m
2:38AM0.62m
2:50PM0.49m
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:31
5:32
 mm
2
Temp °C
12
11
10
10
10
9
9
10
10
10
11
12
12
12
12
11
11
10
8
9
10
10
9
Feels °C
6
7
8
9
7
6
6
6
6
5
6
7
8
8
6
7
6
5
5
6
7
7
7
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