Piha North Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.94° S 174.47° E

Piha North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha North sea temperature is
14.1°C
0.0° 

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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 9AM is: 4.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)15ft (4.5m)13s
Afternoon (31 Aug)15ft (4.5m)14s
Evening (31 Aug)16ft (5.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
WSW
12
4.5
WSW
13
4.5
WSW
13
4.5
WSW
14
4.5
WSW
14
5
WSW
14
5
WSW
14
5
WSW
14
5
WSW
14
5
SW
14
5
SW
14
5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4327
5772
6545
7763
8526
9507
9376
9126
9319
9746
9516
9293
8471
7212
6307
5465
4854
4018
3638
3281
2993
2718
2457
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
11:18AM2.81m
11:33PM2.88m
11:56AM2.77m
00:11AM2.79m
12:37PM2.69m
Low Tide
5:12AM0.06m
5:27PM0.14m
5:50AM0.09m
6:07PM0.22m
6:30AM0.19m
6:51PM0.34m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:43
6:41
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6:00
6:00
6:01
 mm
Temp °C
14
13
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
8
7
8
7
7
6
6
6
5
6
6
6
7
8
8
8
9
10
9
10
10
10
9
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