Piha North Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.94° S 174.47° E

Piha North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha North sea temperature is
14.1° 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 (27 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 6AM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jul)8ft (2.5m)13s
Afternoon (27 Jul)8ft (2.5m)13s
Evening (27 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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)
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2
2
2
3
3
0
2
3
4
3
2
2
3
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
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
12
2.3
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
2
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3324
3035
3025
2806
2510
2121
2121
1974
1622
1661
1496
1299
1119
956
807
651
563
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
SE
10
S
15
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
5
S
5
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
High Tide
7:40PM2.32m
7:58AM2.26m
8:26PM2.44m
8:42AM2.37m
Low Tide
1:53AM0.75m
2:08PM0.60m
2:38AM0.62m
2:50PM0.49m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:32
 mm
Temp °C
10
9
9
10
10
11
11
12
11
12
11
10
10
10
11
10
9
Feels °C
7
7
6
5
4
6
7
8
7
6
6
6
6
6
8
7
7
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