Piha North Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.94° S 174.47° E

Piha North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha North sea temperature is
15.7°C
0.7° 

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 (20 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 10AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.5m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Afternoon (20 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Evening (20 Oct)5ft (1.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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)
2
2
3
3
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.3
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
701
661
732
700
689
746
746
1075
1009
992
944
853
886
2111
2111
1057
833
820
690
690
599
528
458
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
SSW
10
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:14AM1.97m
5:51PM2.13m
6:27AM2.06m
6:52PM2.25m
7:24AM2.22m
7:42PM2.41m
Low Tide
11:26AM0.92m
00:13AM0.85m
12:31PM0.82m
1:09AM0.70m
1:25PM0.68m
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6:31
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6:28
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7:43
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Temp °C
11
11
12
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
13
13
14
13
12
Feels °C
9
9
10
10
10
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
10
9
9
9
9
10
9
10
9
8
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