Piha North Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.94° S 174.47° E

Piha North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha North sea temperature is
13.7° C
0.5° 

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 (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 10AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Afternoon (22 Aug)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (22 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun morning, light winds from the WSW by Mon night).

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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
1
1
1
0
1
0
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)
1.4
SW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
1.9
W
7
2.4
W
8
3
W
8
3.5
W
10
3
W
10
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
12
4
WSW
14
4.5
WSW
15
4.5
WSW
16
4.5
WSW
15
4
WSW
15
4
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
811
752
752
742
318
225
222
219
219
331
670
1142
2046
2140
2164
2241
3859
5668
7774
8880
7985
7284
6340
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
30
NW
35
NW
35
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:12AM2.00m
5:03PM2.07m
5:34AM1.99m
6:19PM2.13m
6:44AM2.08m
7:17PM2.27m
Low Tide
10:37AM0.91m
11:24PM0.99m
11:51AM0.89m
00:34AM0.91m
12:54PM0.78m
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:56
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:53
5:53
 mm
2
1
1
Temp °C
12
13
12
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
13
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
13
13
13
Feels °C
9
9
7
9
8
9
9
8
8
7
7
7
8
8
7
7
8
8
9
10
9
10
11
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