Piha North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.94° S 174.47° E

Issued: 12 am 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Piha North sea temperature is

14.8°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 (08 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with WSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 4AM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Oct)	5ft (1.6m)	16s
Afternoon (08 Oct)	5.5ft (1.7m)	16s
Evening (08 Oct)	6ft (1.8m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 8								Friday 9								Saturday 10
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 17	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	1390	1289	1273	1415	1273	1498	1423	1447	1409	1319	1455	2867	2888	2784	2716	2523	2029	1811	1763	1467	1147	1834	1834	1536
Wind (km/h)	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SW	SSW	SSW	S	E	ENE	ENE	E	E	ENE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	off	off	cross-off	off	glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				8:35AM2.56m				8:54PM2.76m				9:19AM2.71m				9:35PM2.85m				9:59AM2.82m
Low Tide		2:21AM0.32m				2:39PM0.31m				3:08AM0.17m				3:25PM0.19m				3:49AM0.07m					4:06PM0.13m


	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:46	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:32	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	13	14	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	16	19	19	17	15	15	15	15	15	17	18	16	15
Feels °C	12	13	12	12	13	13	12	13	13	12	12	15	18	17	15	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 17	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16
kJ	1390	1289	1273	1415	1273	1498	1423	1447	1409	1319	1455	2867	2888	2784	2716	2523	2029	1811	1763	1467	1147	1834	1834	1536
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	W 8	W 11	—	WSW 9	WSW 9	W 9	W 8	W 9	WSW 18	WSW 19	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	S 7	S 6	S 6	—	—	NW 6	SW 18	NW 7	WNW 7	NW 7
kJ	—	5	9	—	35	46	39	51	73	385	460	68	50	49	8	3	3	—	—	15	383	29	16	11
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 9	W 8	SSW 8	SSW 8	S 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	NW 6	—	—	W 9
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	73	68	22	19	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	14	—	—	13
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 8	—	SW 11	WSW 10	—	SW 9	WSW 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNW 7	NNW 7	NNW 7	—	—	NE 3	NNE 4
kJ	18	—	29	39	—	40	42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	26	35	32	—	—	6	10
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Rating (10 max)	1	4	4	4	1	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	4
Distance (km)	43	1	1	1	72	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	120	7	55
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Rating (10 max)	1	4	4	4		4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3		3
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	9	8	6	6	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	4	5	5	4

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