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Piha North surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 23 Jan 2026 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Piha North surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Piha North sea temperature is
21.2° C
 (Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Piha North today?

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 11PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.3m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jan)--
Afternoon (23 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)17s
Evening (23 Jan)10ft (3.0m)8s

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

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Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
3
WNW
3.5
W
4.5
W
5
W
6
W
6
W
6.5
WSW
6
WSW
6
WSW
5.5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
Period(s) (?)161688910121313141313131313131313131212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)82880810461851324053399161112841338213354116689528861478607860766872016934642550784404385833552894
Wind
(km/h)
25
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
40
W
45
W
45
W
50
W
45
WSW
40
W
40
W
35
W
30
W
30
W
35
W
35
WSW
35
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
25
WSW
30
W
25
W
25
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
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High Tide
/ height (m)
1:44AM
2.62
2:02PM
2.75
2:28AM
2.55
2:47PM
2.64
3:19AM
2.46
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:42PM
0.20
7:55AM
0.29
8:25PM
0.26
8:41AM
0.40
9:13PM
0.35
9:35AM
0.52
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Sunrise-----6:26-------6:28-------6:28--
Sunset-8:39-------8:38-------8:38------
rain showers
rain showers
clear
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
11-111131111112111--11--
Temp. °C201918171515161617171716161718181918181717171819
Feels °C (?)171413107678991110101112121312131213121415
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