Piha North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.94° S 174.47° E

Issued: 11 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Piha North sea temperature is

15.1° 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 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 4PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Jul)	7.5ft (2.3m)	14s
Afternoon (08 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	13s
Evening (08 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Fri night).
	Wed 8					Thursday 9								Friday 10								Sat 11
	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	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM
Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	1	2	!	!	!	!	!	0	0	0	!	!	!	4	!	!	4	3	4	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 11	SW 16	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	WSW 18	SW 18	SW 17	WSW 16	WSW 16	SW 16	WSW 16	SW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	2004	1940	2288	2241	2490	3100	3394	3194	9071	6689	7056	8039	7482	5983	4904	3020	2703	7614	5692	2077	1765	2839	2007	2344
Wind (km/h)	S	S	SSW	SSW	S	S	S	SSE	S	SSE	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	SSW	ESE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	off	off	cross-off
High Tide				3:19PM2.34m				3:40AM2.43m				4:23PM2.36m				4:46AM2.41m				5:32PM2.42m				5:56AM2.44m
Low Tide		9:10AM0.48m				9:33PM0.62m				10:09AM0.49m				10:38PM0.64m				11:12AM0.47m				11:46PM0.59m


	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:33
	—	—	5:19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:20	—	—	—	—	5:21
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	14	14	13	13	12	12	11	12	12	12	11	11	11	10	10	10	11	11	10	10	9	7	7
Feels °C	9	10	9	8	8	7	7	6	5	5	4	3	3	4	3	4	4	6	7	6	7	6	3	3
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 20	SW 20	SW 19	SW 18	WSW 18	SW 17	WSW 24	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 21	WSW 20	WSW 19	WSW 19	WSW 18	WSW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SSW 11	WSW 16	SW 16	WSW 16	SW 16
kJ	2004	1940	99	186	293	460	547	864	55	1393	1261	302	670	1004	1242	1779	2703	5308	5692	873	1765	2839	2007	2344
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 8	WSW 21	—	—	SW 19	SW 18	WSW 18	SW 24	—	—	SW 21	WSW 21	—	—	—	WSW 14	—	—	—	WSW 16	SW 11	SSW 7	SSW 7	SW 21
kJ	2	44	—	—	284	323	547	22	—	—	224	180	—	—	—	630	—	—	—	2077	730	135	96	218
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 21	NW 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 21	SW 20
kJ	18	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	116	202
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 11	SW 16	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 18	—	SSW 7	SSW 7	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	2288	2241	2490	3100	3394	3194	9071	6689	7056	8039	7482	5983	4904	3020	2665	7614	—	252	152	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Piha-The Bar Auckland	Tokatu Peninsula Northland	Tawharanui Northland	Pakiri beach Northland	Tawharanui Northland	Red Beach Auckland	Red Beach Auckland	Piha-The Bar Auckland	Tokatu Peninsula Northland	Langs beach Northland	Tapuaetahi Northland	Papatea Bay East Cape	Langs beach Northland	Langs beach Northland	Langs beach Northland	Pakiri beach Northland	Port Waikato-The Reef Raglan and West Waikato	Port Waikato-The Reef Raglan and West Waikato	Piha-The Bar Auckland	Piha-The Bar Auckland	Piha-The Bar Auckland	Piha North Auckland	Piha North Auckland	Piha North Auckland
Rating (10 max)	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	5	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	5	6	6	5	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	1	73	72	80	72	43	43	1	73	100	206	310	100	100	100	80	55	55	1	1	1	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Auckland	Piha-The Ditch					Red Beach	Red Beach	Piha-The Bar											Piha-The Bar	Piha-The Ditch	Piha-The Ditch	Whatipu	Whatipu	Whatipu
Rating (10 max)	4					1	1	5											6	5	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Weld Road Taranaki	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Port Waikato-The Reef Raglan and West Waikato	Piha-The Bar Auckland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	4	3	4	4	4	5	6	6	6	7	7	7	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	5	6	5	5	5
Header Global	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Moning Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Barbel Point South Africa	Trial Harbour Australia	Baler - Lindy's Point Philippines	Weld Road New Zealand	Boneyards South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Boneyards South Africa	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan
Rating (10 max)	9	9	9	8	7	6	8	9	9	9	9	8	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	6	5	9	8

Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)
Wind Speed (km/h)

Latest Updates

Ben Mondy

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Piha North surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.

Piha North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

How big are the waves at Piha North today (08 Jul):

Short Range Forecast

Latest Updates

How Our WaveFinder Tool Makes Forecasting Easier Than Ever Before

The Five Best Forecasts For International Surfing Day 2026

Best Surf Travel Deals & Discounts For 2026 To Help Make Surf Travel Cheaper

Let Our Surf Alerts Do All Your Forecast Heavy Lifting

Talking To Maddie Meddings on New Film Undercurrents. (And Then Watch It!)

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website