Piha North Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.94° S 174.47° E

Piha North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha North sea temperature is
16.4°C
0.6° 

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 (05 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 3AM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 05). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Nov)5ft (1.6m)13s
Afternoon (05 Nov)5ft (1.5m)13s
Evening (05 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sun
8
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
2
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.1
SW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
SW
12
1.2
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
0.7
SW
12
0.8
WSW
12
1.4
WNW
7
1.5
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
908
1034
915
796
784
772
679
668
521
496
390
336
251
247
202
190
153
175
157
149
144
144
169
196
264
278
242
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
NE
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
15
WNW
10
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
15
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:19AM2.39m
7:39PM2.55m
8:11AM2.52m
8:26PM2.61m
8:55AM2.63m
9:09PM2.66m
Low Tide
1:01AM0.46m
1:22PM0.52m
1:54AM0.36m
2:15PM0.43m
2:40AM0.27m
3:01PM0.35m
3:21AM0.21m
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1
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1
3
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2
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1
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1
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5
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Temp °C
16
16
16
19
20
21
19
17
17
17
17
20
22
22
19
18
18
17
16
18
20
18
17
16
16
16
16
Feels °C
15
16
16
19
21
22
20
18
18
18
17
20
21
22
19
17
17
17
16
18
21
16
17
14
14
14
14
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  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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