Piha North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.94° S 174.47° E

Issued: 12 am 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Piha North sea temperature is

16.2°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 (02 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 8AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Nov)	4.5ft (1.4m)	12s
Afternoon (02 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	13s
Evening (02 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 2								Tuesday 3								Wednesday 4
	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)	4	3	3	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	WSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	WSW 13	SW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	SW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 14	WSW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	996	835	678	567	471	376	290	245	265	307	222	215	167	193	187	184	180	202	202	264	519	641	947	934
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	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-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		3:39AM2.29m					4:17PM2.45m				4:59AM2.23m				5:33PM2.43m				6:15AM2.28m				6:42PM2.47m
Low Tide				9:57AM0.58m					10:47PM0.58m				11:10AM0.63m				11:58PM0.55m				12:21PM0.60m


	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:57	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	15	17	18	18	17	15	15	15	15	18	20	21	18	16	16	16	16	18	19	19	18	16
Feels °C	11	11	12	13	15	14	14	13	14	14	14	16	17	18	15	14	15	16	15	17	17	16	16	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	WSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	WSW 13	SW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	SW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	WSW 12	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 14	WSW 14
kJ	996	835	678	567	471	376	290	245	265	307	222	215	167	193	187	184	180	202	202	235	519	641	947	934
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	NW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	NW 5	NW 5	NW 5	SW 13	W 11	W 11	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 9	W 9	W 9	WSW 16	SW 16	WSW 11	WSW 11	WNW 8	WNW 8
kJ	—	—	—	6	15	15	12	4	7	138	125	116	100	66	65	61	59	40	181	264	151	149	24	20
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNW 5	NW 5	NW 5	NW 5	SW 18	WSW 18	WSW 18	WSW 17	W 9	W 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	15	6	6	6	13	31	61	117	38	35	44	36	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 4	N 4	NNW 4	NNW 4	—	NE 3	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 4	ENE 2	ENE 3	ENE 3	NNW 5	N 3	N 5	NNW 5	ENE 2	NE 3	NE 3	NE 3	NE 3	NNW 8
kJ	12	6	10	18	—	3	11	15	15	11	10	1	1	1	5	5	11	8	1	2	5	5	5	37
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Piha North Auckland	Piha North Auckland	Piha North Auckland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	Piha North Auckland	Whatipu Auckland	Ruapuke Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan - Ngarunui Beach Raglan and West Waikato	Piha North Auckland	Piha North Auckland	Piha North Auckland	Piha North Auckland	Piha North Auckland	O'Neills Bay Auckland	O'Neills Bay Auckland	Port Waikato-Sunset beach Raglan and West Waikato	Piha North Auckland	Piha North Auckland	Piha North Auckland	Piha North Auckland	O'Neills Bay Auckland	O'Neills Bay Auckland	O'Neills Bay Auckland	O'Neills Bay Auckland
Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	3	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	288	0	13	108	102	0	0	0	0	0	7	7	55	0	0	0	0	7	7	7	7
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	3		2	2			2	2	2	2	2	1	1		2	2	2	3	2	2	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Shag Rock Auckland	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Stent Road Taranaki	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	3	2	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	4

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