Piha North Surf Break

Piha North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.94° S 174.47° E

Issued: 11 am 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha North sea temperature is
14.9° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (07 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 7PM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 07). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jul)10ft (3.0m)16s
Afternoon (07 Jul)10ft (3.0m)16s
Evening (07 Jul)8ft (2.5m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Tue night, strong winds from the S by Thu morning).

Tue
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Fri
10
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
!
5
3
3
3
4
2
2
!
!
1
!
2
!
!
0
0
0
!
!
!
!
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
4.5
SSW
13
5
SSW
10
5
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
12
4
SW
12
3
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4611
4299
3773
3162
2880
2155
1977
2155
2125
2726
3416
2842
2345
2815
2089
2627
2889
3192
6048
4754
7311
5676
4420
2644
Wind (km/h)
25
E
20
ESE
20
E
15
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
25
S
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
25
S
20
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
40
S
35
S
35
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
2:23PM2.37m
2:42AM2.48m
3:19PM2.34m
3:40AM2.43m
4:23PM2.36m
4:46AM2.41m
Low Tide
8:18AM0.45m
8:35PM0.58m
9:10AM0.48m
9:33PM0.62m
10:09AM0.49m
10:38PM0.64m
mod rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:19
5:20
5:20
 mm
9
1
1
Temp °C
11
13
14
13
12
11
11
11
13
14
14
13
12
13
12
11
11
12
11
11
11
11
12
11
Feels °C
6
9
10
10
9
7
7
8
9
10
8
6
5
8
8
7
6
4
3
3
4
5
6
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
0.2
WSW
21
0.4
SW
20
0.5
SW
20
0.7
SW
19
0.9
SW
18
2.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
1.9
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
21
0.9
WSW
20
1.2
WSW
19
1.3
WSW
19
1.6
SW
18
Energy kJ
4611
4299
3773
3162
2880
2155
1977
2155
2125
44
99
186
372
460
2089
2627
2889
1811
1042
302
670
1004
1242
1606
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NW
9
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.3
NW
8
0.1
NW
8
0.5
SW
19
0.8
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.3
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
23
0.5
SW
22
0.6
WSW
21
0.9
WSW
20
1.1
WSW
19
1.3
WSW
14
Energy kJ
174
120
98
98
53
31
21
9
2
184
404
547
703
828
51
227
302
596
904
630
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
9
0.1
S
7
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
24
0.2
WSW
24
Energy kJ
6
1
18
22
55
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ESE
4
1
SE
4
0.9
SE
4
0.8
SE
5
1
SE
5
1.1
SSE
5
1
SSE
5
2.5
SW
14
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
3
SW
13
1.8
S
7
3.5
SW
12
4.5
SSW
13
5
SSW
10
5
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
12
4
SW
12
3
SSW
12
Energy kJ
37
40
32
31
41
54
44
2726
3416
2842
2345
2815
277
3192
6048
4754
7311
5676
4420
2644
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
5
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
6
6
6
0
1
1
55
0
73
72
80
80
80
80
43
1
73
80
115
80
80
80
80
100
Best forecast wave conditions in Auckland
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
1
5
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
6
6
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
8
7
6
5
5
7
7
9
9
9
8
7
7
8
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
6
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