Piha North Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.94° S 174.47° E

Piha North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha North sea temperature is
14.6°C
0.1° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 7PM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.3m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)8ft (2.5m)14s
Afternoon (22 Sep)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (22 Sep)11ft (3.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue night, light winds from the SE by Wed night).

Tue
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
3.5
SW
14
4
SW
9
4
SW
9
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
WSW
16
4
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2570
2383
2278
1110
4207
2316
2815
7054
6589
5964
6864
8321
8639
7920
7584
7059
6290
5820
5120
4580
4082
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
25
WNW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSE
5
SE
10
SE
5
SE
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:13AM2.06m
6:42PM2.26m
7:06AM2.22m
7:28PM2.43m
7:49AM2.40m
8:07PM2.61m
Low Tide
12:19PM0.81m
00:56AM0.74m
1:10PM0.65m
1:39AM0.54m
1:52PM0.47m
clear
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:09
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:17
6:17
6:19
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
13
12
12
12
12
13
13
12
12
11
11
10
9
8
9
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
10
10
7
5
4
4
4
6
6
5
4
4
5
6
7
5
6
7
5
6
6
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