Piha North Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.94° S 174.47° E

Piha North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Piha North sea temperature is
13.8°C
0.3° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 10AM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)7ft (2.1m)13s
Afternoon (27 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)13s
Evening (27 Aug)6ft (1.9m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
1
2
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
1.7
WNW
12
1.1
SW
14
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1.1
SW
13
2
SW
12
1.5
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1915
1647
1497
1380
1289
1269
1152
1019
1025
833
469
425
425
419
373
362
351
476
346
346
382
1148
583
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
NW
0
WSW
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
15
ENE
15
N
15
NW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
8:58AM2.53m
9:17PM2.74m
9:34AM2.65m
9:51PM2.85m
10:08AM2.74m
Low Tide
2:52AM0.43m
3:03PM0.33m
3:28AM0.27m
3:38PM0.21m
4:03AM0.15m
4:14PM0.14m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:48
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:57
5:58
5:58
 mm
1
4
9
2
2
Temp °C
14
14
14
16
15
14
13
13
12
12
13
16
16
15
14
14
14
14
15
17
14
12
12
Feels °C
13
14
14
15
15
12
10
11
10
9
9
12
12
12
11
12
12
12
13
16
10
7
6
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