Piha North Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.94° S 174.47° E

Piha North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha North sea temperature is
14.6°C
0.4° 

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 (07 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 9PM is: 2.4m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.2m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 5.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)--
Afternoon (07 Sep)10ft (3.0m)15s
Evening (07 Sep)8ft (2.4m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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)
0
0
5
4
2
2
0
0
0
2
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
14
2.1
SW
14
1.8
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
13
2.1
SW
11
2.1
SW
10
2.1
SW
13
1.9
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3576
2994
2412
1736
1332
1579
1699
1504
928
910
1448
1064
872
686
686
575
491
483
628
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
20
W
5
SW
15
SSE
15
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
WNW
5
N
5
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
WNW
5
W
5
W
Wind State
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
High Tide
6:22PM2.46m
6:54AM2.39m
7:25PM2.65m
7:52AM2.57m
8:15PM2.83m
Low Tide
00:40AM0.54m
1:02PM0.43m
1:40AM0.34m
1:58PM0.25m
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:06
6:06
6:07
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
13
11
10
10
11
12
13
12
11
11
10
10
11
13
14
12
12
Feels °C
10
9
13
8
6
6
5
6
8
8
9
10
8
8
9
11
13
10
10
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