Piha North surf break

Piha North surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 20 Mar 2026 NZDT
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Piha North surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Piha North sea temperature is
19.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Piha North today?

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 9AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (20 Mar)5ft (1.6m)12s
Evening (20 Mar)5ft (1.6m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Mon
23
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
4
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
Period(s) (?)121212121211111111111313131312121313131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)421414514614711675663663663515991841816778798798966996996981966981996905
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
5
W
10
W
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
W
5
NW
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
W
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
E
5
E
10
SSW
15
SW
10
S
10
SE
5
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
glasscross-
off
oncross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:17AM
3.05
11:39PM
2.99
11:55AM
3.05
12:18AM
2.98
12:35PM
2.97
1:00AM
2.91
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:08AM
-0.01
5:31PM
-0.11
5:48AM
-0.03
6:10PM
-0.10
6:30AM
0.01
6:52PM
-0.01
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Mon
23
Sunrise--7:24-------7:24-------7:24-----
Sunset-----7:35-------7:32-------7:31--
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171719201918171717161820201918171717182020191818
Feels °C (?)181819191817171717171819191919181818191918191819
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