Piha North Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.94° S 174.47° E

Piha North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha North sea temperature is
15.2°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 (10 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 11AM is: 1.8m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 10). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Oct)6ft (1.8m)15s
Afternoon (10 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Evening (10 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
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
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
2
0
0
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.6
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1811
1611
1467
1275
1517
1611
1536
1373
1356
1257
1257
1178
1001
936
949
936
796
638
630
538
515
379
313
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
10
N
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
N
5
N
5
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
High Tide
9:59AM2.82m
10:13PM2.89m
10:35AM2.88m
10:49PM2.87m
11:11AM2.88m
Low Tide
3:49AM0.07m
4:06PM0.13m
4:27AM0.03m
4:45PM0.11m
5:03AM0.05m
5:22PM0.15m
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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6:46
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6:43
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6:43
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7:32
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7:32
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7:34
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1
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1
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1
3
3
1
5
2
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Temp °C
15
14
17
20
20
17
15
15
14
16
17
17
18
16
14
15
14
14
15
16
18
17
16
Feels °C
14
13
16
18
16
14
13
14
13
15
14
14
15
14
12
14
13
13
14
16
18
18
17
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