Piha North Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.94° S 174.47° E

Piha North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha North sea temperature is
13.7° C
0.6° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 6AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)8ft (2.4m)14s
Afternoon (20 Aug)7ft (2.1m)14s
Evening (20 Aug)6ft (1.9m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
20
Friday
21
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)
!
5
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3697
3080
2779
2577
2265
1977
1688
985
1291
1144
1144
1127
1061
975
929
1065
1057
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
5
SE
5
E
5
SSE
5
SE
10
S
10
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
2:08AM2.30m
2:41PM2.23m
3:02AM2.12m
3:45PM2.11m
Low Tide
8:08PM0.67m
8:31AM0.67m
9:01PM0.85m
9:28AM0.83m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:00
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:51
5:52
 mm
Temp °C
11
11
9
9
9
11
12
12
13
12
13
12
12
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
7
9
6
6
6
8
9
9
10
9
10
9
9
9
9
10
10
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