Piha North Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.94° S 174.47° E

Piha North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 29 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 (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 8AM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)10ft (3.0m)13s
Afternoon (29 Sep)11ft (3.5m)14s
Evening (29 Sep)11ft (3.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
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5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3687
3501
3436
3557
3838
4820
4400
4129
3788
3699
3420
3326
3009
3009
2708
2670
2356
2323
2171
2171
2171
2027
1998
1837
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
W
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:30PM2.97m
11:53AM2.94m
00:09AM2.91m
12:33PM2.88m
00:51AM2.79m
1:17PM2.77m
Low Tide
5:44AM-0.03m
6:04PM0.07m
6:24AM0.03m
6:47PM0.16m
7:08AM0.16m
7:35PM0.31m
cloud
light rain
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rain showers
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cloud
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clear
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6:58
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7:23
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Temp °C
13
13
12
13
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
13
12
Feels °C
7
7
6
7
9
8
9
10
10
11
11
11
12
11
12
11
12
12
12
11
11
11
10
9
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