Piha North Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.94° S 174.47° E

Piha North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 13 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha North sea temperature is
16.4°C
1.7° 

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 (14 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 2AM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Oct)6ft (1.9m)16s
Afternoon (14 Oct)6ft (1.8m)16s
Evening (14 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
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
2
3
3
2
3
2
0
0
3
2
4
2
2
3
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
15
2
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
17
1.8
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
2.3
WNW
9
1.5
WSW
13
3
W
8
1.8
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1982
2206
2090
1622
1257
1977
1586
1566
1527
1356
1175
1028
942
876
757
771
1090
1127
1346
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNE
20
N
15
N
20
N
30
N
30
W
25
W
25
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
11:59PM2.71m
12:21PM2.73m
00:35AM2.57m
12:57PM2.60m
Low Tide
6:13AM0.24m
6:36PM0.37m
6:49AM0.38m
7:14PM0.52m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
rain showers
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7:36
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3
4
2
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2
Temp °C
16
15
15
15
15
15
17
18
18
17
16
16
16
16
15
15
13
13
12
Feels °C
13
13
14
14
13
14
14
14
14
15
13
14
13
14
12
10
8
7
7
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