Piha North Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.94° S 174.47° E

Piha North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha North sea temperature is
14.6°C
0.1° 

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 (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 2AM is: 4.0m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 22s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)13ft (4.0m)11s
Afternoon (28 Sep)11ft (3.5m)11s
Evening (28 Sep)11ft (3.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, calm by Wed morning).

Sun
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
5 PM
8 PM
11 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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
W
9
4
WSW
10
4
WSW
10
4
WSW
11
4
WSW
11
4
WSW
11
4
WSW
11
3.5
SW
11
3.5
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2526
3314
3297
3494
3343
3351
3603
3197
2852
2592
3687
3687
3501
3322
3198
3627
4720
4105
3788
Wind (km/h)
45
WNW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:53PM2.96m
11:15AM2.93m
11:30PM2.97m
11:53AM2.94m
Low Tide
5:06AM-0.03m
5:23PM0.05m
5:44AM-0.03m
6:04PM0.07m
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
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8:21
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7:22
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4
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Temp °C
14
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
13
13
14
13
13
Feels °C
6
5
4
4
4
5
6
7
6
6
7
7
6
6
8
8
9
9
10
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