Piha North Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.94° S 174.47° E

Piha North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 11 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha North sea temperature is
15.8°C
1.2° 

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 (11 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 12PM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Oct)5ft (1.6m)16s
Afternoon (11 Oct)5ft (1.5m)15s
Evening (11 Oct)5ft (1.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
2
2
0
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
0
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
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
WSW
18
1
WSW
17
1.7
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1356
1126
1257
1178
1001
936
949
936
796
638
630
538
515
379
313
277
277
622
1506
1881
1982
2206
2090
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
NNW
15
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
15
W
15
W
5
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
15
NW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:35AM2.88m
10:49PM2.87m
11:11AM2.88m
11:24PM2.81m
11:45AM2.83m
Low Tide
4:27AM0.03m
4:45PM0.11m
5:03AM0.05m
5:22PM0.15m
5:38AM0.12m
5:59PM0.24m
cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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6:43
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6:41
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7:32
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7:34
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7:35
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 mm
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1
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2
2
1
3
2
1
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Temp °C
15
15
16
17
17
17
15
15
14
15
15
15
16
16
16
15
15
15
16
17
17
16
15
Feels °C
14
14
14
15
15
15
13
14
14
15
14
14
15
15
16
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
14
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