Piha North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.94° S 174.47° E

Issued: 5 am 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Piha North sea temperature is

14.4° C

Piha North surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Piha North today (13 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 8AM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	14s
Afternoon (13 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	14s
Evening (13 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 13							Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15								Thu 16
	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	12 AM
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	2	2	3	2	0	1	1	2	1	1	2	3	4	4	4	3	!	!	!	!	!
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	SW 13	WSW 13	WSW 14	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 17	WSW 17	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15
Wave Graph
kJ	1261	1057	947	763	626	486	412	313	232	476	583	476	292	328	452	669	715	934	1900	4588	5439	5840	5119	4855
Wind (km/h)	NE	NE	NNE	N	NNW	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	N	NW	NW	WNW	W	WNW	NW	NW	NNW	NW	WNW	NW	NNW	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross
High Tide			8:06AM2.64m				8:39PM2.86m					9:03AM2.75m				9:32PM2.99m				9:54AM2.82m				10:21PM3.08m
Low Tide	1:57AM0.33m				2:20PM0.18m				2:55AM0.19m					3:14PM0.07m				3:48AM0.07m				4:05PM-0.01m


	—	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	7:31
	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	5:23
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	12	12	14	15	13	13	12	12	12	13	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	14
Feels °C	9	9	9	11	13	11	11	8	9	9	11	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	14	14	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	SW 13	WSW 13	WSW 14	WSW 13	WNW 8	WSW 13	WSW 12	WNW 8	WSW 12	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	W 13	WSW 17	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15
kJ	1261	1057	947	763	626	486	412	313	232	229	583	215	241	204	452	669	715	934	1070	4588	5439	5840	5119	4855
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	NW 5	—	W 24	SW 23	WSW 23	WSW 13	SW 21	WSW 20	WSW 12	WNW 7	WSW 18	WSW 18	WSW 18	WSW 17	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	18	—	11	21	52	225	71	160	328	134	408	666	812	1900	—	—	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 23	WSW 22	WSW 21	SW 20	WSW 20	SW 20	NW 7	WSW 24	NW 7	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	21	48	44	103	158	188	51	54	7	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	N 3	NNW 4	NNW 4	NNW 4	NW 5	NW 6	NW 6	NW 7	WNW 8	—	WNW 8	WNW 8	—	—	—	NW 7	NW 7	—	—	NNW 6	—	—	—
kJ	—	8	13	15	11	29	44	99	192	476	—	476	292	—	—	—	37	28	—	—	25	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Piha North Auckland	Piha North Auckland	Piha North Auckland	O'Neills Bay Auckland	Whatipu Auckland	Piha North Auckland	Piha North Auckland	Raglan - Ngarunui Beach Raglan and West Waikato	Whatipu Auckland	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	O'Neills Bay Auckland	Waipu River Northland	Red Beach Auckland	Tawharanui Northland	Tawharanui Northland	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Ruapuke Raglan and West Waikato	Ruapuke Raglan and West Waikato	Ruapuke Raglan and West Waikato	Kaitoke Beach Great Barrier Island	The Bluff-South Side Northland	Ocean Beach (Whangarei) Northland	Raglan - Ngarunui Beach Raglan and West Waikato	O'Neills Bay Auckland
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	2	2	3	2	2	1	3	2	1	1	1	1	2	3	4	4	1	5	1	5	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	7	13	0	0	102	13	42	7	106	43	72	72	103	108	108	108	119	288	125	102	7
Best forecast wave conditions in Auckland	Shag Rock	Shag Rock	Shag Rock	Whatipu	Whatipu	Piha North	Whatipu		Whatipu		Whatipu		Red Beach											Whatipu
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3	2	3	2		1		2		1											4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	The Box Northland	The Box Northland	The Box Northland	Whatipu Auckland	Papatowai Catlins	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Purakaunui Bay Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Shingles West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	The Box Northland
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	2	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	5	5	6	6	6	6	5	7	6	6	6
Header Global	Etang-Sale Reunion	Morne Rights Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Benkunqut Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Gas Bay Australia	Bancoora Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Lebu Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Point Roadnight Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Shingles New Zealand	Spooky's New Zealand	Fox River New Zealand	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Antiques Maldives	Fox River New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	6	5	5	9	9	7	8	8	6	7	6	7	7	4	4	4	5

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