Piha North Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.94° S 174.47° E

Piha North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha North sea temperature is
14.6° C
0.2° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 10AM is: 3.0m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)10ft (3.0m)17s
Afternoon (19 Jul)10ft (3.0m)16s
Evening (19 Jul)8ft (2.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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
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4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
17
3.5
SW
17
3
SW
17
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.4
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6388
6242
5522
4883
4342
3891
3577
3297
2699
2378
2346
2053
1759
1662
1432
1310
1329
1196
1161
1027
946
932
841
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
0
NNW
0
NE
5
ENE
10
E
15
E
25
E
20
E
15
E
10
E
10
ESE
5
SE
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
00:38AM2.90m
1:02PM2.64m
1:22AM2.73m
1:49PM2.50m
2:08AM2.54m
2:39PM2.37m
Low Tide
6:59AM0.16m
7:14PM0.28m
7:45AM0.30m
8:02PM0.46m
8:32AM0.46m
8:53PM0.64m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:27
5:28
 mm
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
8
3
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
13
13
13
12
12
12
11
10
10
10
11
11
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
8
8
9
9
10
11
12
11
12
13
12
11
10
8
5
6
7
9
9
10
9
9
10
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