Piha North Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.94° S 174.47° E

Piha North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha North sea temperature is
14.5° C
0.3° 

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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 8AM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)10ft (3.0m)15s
Afternoon (18 Jul)10ft (3.0m)15s
Evening (18 Jul)10ft (3.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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)
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0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3.5
SW
18
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
2.2
SW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3979
3926
3873
3665
3615
3419
3320
6461
6388
6242
5522
5074
4518
4055
3577
3097
2699
2378
2346
2053
1824
1662
1509
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
5
WSW
5
SSE
5
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
Wind State
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
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:17PM2.75m
00:38AM2.90m
1:02PM2.64m
1:22AM2.73m
1:49PM2.50m
Low Tide
6:14AM0.05m
6:28PM0.12m
6:59AM0.16m
7:14PM0.28m
7:45AM0.30m
8:02PM0.46m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:30
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:25
5:27
 mm
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
13
13
12
11
13
14
13
12
Feels °C
8
8
8
9
8
9
8
8
8
8
8
10
10
11
12
12
12
11
9
11
12
11
10
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