Piha North surf break

Piha North surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 18 Aug 2025 NZST
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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
14.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Piha North today?

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 9PM is: 4.0m 8s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)--
Afternoon (18 Aug)8ft (2.4m)13s
Evening (18 Aug)13ft (4.0m)8s

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

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Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
W
2.5
W
4
W
3.5
W
2
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
W
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3.5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2
SW
2.3
SW
Period(s) (?)131389141491310111213131313121212121212121214
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)2722422918133218302648922349339629922638410860711056144663784319225522369243920972193220520062539
Wind
(km/h)
35
W
35
WNW
40
WNW
30
WSW
30
W
30
W
25
WNW
25
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
SSE
25
S
30
S
35
S
35
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
15
SSE
15
S
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononononononcross-
on
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:04PM
2.33
5:38AM
2.24
6:23PM
2.40
6:54AM
2.31
7:29PM
2.53
7:55AM
2.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:25PM
0.71
11:56AM
0.61
12:41AM
0.63
1:05PM
0.52
1:44AM
0.49
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Sunrise------7:01-------7:00-------6:58-
Sunset5:50-------5:50-------5:51-------
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Rain (mm)
2--221-3232-------------
Temp. °C1414121212111210109998991010111111109910
Feels °C (?)874554654223101236777667
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Auckland

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-on at Piha North (stormy winds from the NW at Maori Bay- Muriwai 12 km from Piha North). 3.0m 15s groundswell from the W with a 1.8m 15s groundswell from the WSW. 2 swells combining so expect closeout sets.

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Actual: 46 min ago

89 km/h
NW
Cross-On
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