Piha North Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.94° S 174.47° E

Piha North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha North sea temperature is
14.4°C
0.2° 

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 (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 17s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 12AM is: 4.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)11ft (3.5m)16s
Afternoon (06 Sep)11ft (3.5m)17s
Evening (06 Sep)10ft (3.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun night, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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)
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0
0
0
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0
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5
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
17
3
WSW
17
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5875
6156
6105
6105
5772
6012
6432
6634
6987
5553
4938
4819
4295
3936
3837
3669
3576
2994
2374
Wind (km/h)
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
30
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
15
W
10
WNW
5
NNW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
4:12AM2.21m
5:03PM2.33m
5:41AM2.24m
6:22PM2.46m
Low Tide
10:03PM0.73m
10:37AM0.66m
11:26PM0.69m
11:55AM0.59m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:04
6:05
6:06
 mm
1
3
1
1
2
Temp °C
14
14
13
14
13
13
14
14
15
14
15
14
15
16
13
16
14
13
12
Feels °C
10
9
9
12
10
11
11
9
11
10
11
10
11
12
10
12
12
12
11
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