Piha North Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.94° S 174.47° E

Piha North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha North sea temperature is
14.2°C
0.0° 

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 (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 12PM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)7ft (2.1m)14s
Afternoon (03 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)14s
Evening (03 Sep)7ft (2.2m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NW by Sat night).

Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
16
3.5
W
16
3.5
W
10
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1573
1862
1606
1848
1601
1657
1969
2345
2779
3252
2989
4109
6586
2240
5655
4681
4267
4061
4518
4594
4834
4942
5132
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
35
NW
35
WNW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
Wind State
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
on
on
on
on
High Tide
00:54AM2.65m
1:24PM2.56m
1:45AM2.47m
2:21PM2.42m
2:49AM2.31m
3:35PM2.32m
Low Tide
7:16AM0.33m
7:43PM0.49m
8:11AM0.49m
8:46PM0.64m
9:18AM0.62m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:01
6:02
6:04
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
15
14
15
15
15
14
15
14
14
14
15
14
15
15
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
11
11
12
11
11
10
12
10
10
9
10
8
9
11
8
8
9
10
10
9
9
10
11
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