Piha North surf break

Piha North surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 25 Mar 2026 NZDT
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Piha North surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Piha North sea temperature is
20.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Piha North today?

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 4PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 25). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Afternoon (25 Mar)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (25 Mar)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
4
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.6
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.2
NW
1
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.9
W
1.8
W
1.7
W
Period(s) (?)121212121212121616151414111312111111101010111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)358260255220223216209177425449419347328361904884853822637671653835743625
Wind
(km/h)
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
NE
40
ENE
45
NE
45
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
35
NE
25
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NW
10
W
0
W
5
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
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-
on
onglassglassglassoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:05PM
2.39
3:44AM
2.42
4:19PM
2.21
5:06AM
2.31
5:50PM
2.15
6:34AM
2.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:03AM
0.50
9:29PM
0.54
10:14AM
0.66
10:43PM
0.68
11:36AM
0.73
12:05AM
0.70
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunrise--------7:28-------7:30-------
Sunset---7:27-------7:25-------7:23----
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
112234323668521---------
Temp. °C181817171718171818181819181819192023212119191818
Feels °C (?)151513131313111211111214121417202124212321212020
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