Piha North Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.94° S 174.47° E

Piha North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 25 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha North sea temperature is
14.1° C
0.5° 

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 (25 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 21ft (6.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 20ft (6.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 10PM is: 6.0m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)--
Afternoon (25 Jul)21ft (6.5m)12s
Evening (25 Jul)20ft (6.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun morning).

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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)
0
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0
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2
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
6.5
WSW
12
6.5
WSW
14
6
WSW
15
5.5
WSW
15
5
WSW
15
4.5
WSW
15
4
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12751
17722
16192
13645
10449
9129
7511
5567
4456
3773
3408
3196
3025
2732
2682
2310
2052
1844
1497
Wind (km/h)
45
WSW
40
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
10
N
5
SSE
10
SE
10
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
6:46PM2.21m
7:06AM2.15m
7:40PM2.32m
7:58AM2.26m
8:26PM2.44m
Low Tide
1:00AM0.85m
1:19PM0.71m
1:53AM0.75m
2:08PM0.60m
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:31
 mm
1
1
1
3
2
1
Temp °C
12
11
11
12
12
10
9
9
9
9
10
10
10
10
10
11
12
12
11
Feels °C
2
2
2
5
7
6
7
8
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
6
8
7
7
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