Piha North Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.94° S 174.47° E

Piha North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 15 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 (15 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 9AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 2.2m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Oct)5ft (1.6m)13s
Afternoon (15 Oct)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (15 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed night, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu night, light winds from the S by Sat morning).

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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3
3
3
3
2
1
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
4
W
10
4
W
14
4.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
12
2.4
WSW
12
2.5
SW
11
1.9
WSW
11
2.3
SW
12
1.7
WSW
12
2.2
SW
12
1.5
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1028
838
779
824
734
1018
1303
1346
1783
2954
6974
6513
4606
4181
3352
2884
2249
1677
1840
926
1413
821
1302
625
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
20
N
20
NNW
15
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
W
25
SW
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
10
S
15
SSW
20
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
00:35AM2.57m
12:57PM2.60m
1:13AM2.41m
1:38PM2.44m
1:56AM2.25m
2:25PM2.29m
Low Tide
6:49AM0.38m
7:14PM0.52m
7:27AM0.55m
7:57PM0.69m
8:12AM0.71m
8:48PM0.83m
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clear
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clear
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6:37
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6:35
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7:37
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1
7
6
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Temp °C
15
16
16
14
12
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
14
14
13
12
10
9
9
10
11
12
13
13
Feels °C
13
13
13
12
7
8
7
5
5
5
7
6
8
6
7
7
5
4
5
6
6
6
7
7
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