Piha North Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.94° S 174.47° E

Piha North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha North sea temperature is
16.1°C
1.4° 

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 (12 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 3PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Afternoon (12 Oct)4ft (1.2m)14s
Evening (12 Oct)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
0
0
2
3
2
2
2
0
0
0
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
18
0.7
WSW
18
0.7
SW
18
1
WSW
17
1.7
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
630
538
515
379
313
277
319
622
1506
1881
1982
2206
2090
1475
1257
1599
1586
1566
1527
1225
1175
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
25
NW
25
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:11AM2.88m
11:24PM2.81m
11:45AM2.83m
11:59PM2.71m
12:21PM2.73m
Low Tide
5:22PM0.15m
5:38AM0.12m
5:59PM0.24m
6:13AM0.24m
6:36PM0.37m
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
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6:43
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6:41
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6:39
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7:34
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7:35
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7:36
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 mm
2
1
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Temp °C
15
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
17
18
19
17
17
Feels °C
13
15
15
16
15
14
14
14
15
13
13
13
14
13
13
13
14
14
15
14
13
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