Piha North Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.94° S 174.47° E

Piha North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha North sea temperature is
14.0° C
0.3° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 9AM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 2.1m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)11s
Afternoon (19 Aug)7ft (2.2m)12s
Evening (19 Aug)10ft (3.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Wed morning, calm by Wed night).

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
2
2
2
3
!
5
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
4
3
2
2
1
3
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
11
1.9
SW
11
2
SW
11
1.9
SW
11
2.2
SW
12
2.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.4
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.8
SW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.4
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1010
828
1001
875
1510
3301
4065
3237
2779
2457
2265
1977
1598
985
791
1144
975
961
961
820
833
1014
846
Wind (km/h)
20
S
30
S
30
SSE
25
S
20
S
15
S
10
SSE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
1:24AM2.50m
1:51PM2.40m
2:08AM2.30m
2:41PM2.23m
3:02AM2.12m
3:45PM2.11m
Low Tide
7:45AM0.49m
8:08PM0.67m
8:31AM0.67m
9:01PM0.85m
9:28AM0.83m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:00
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:50
5:51
5:52
 mm
Temp °C
10
10
10
9
10
11
12
10
10
10
10
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
5
3
2
3
4
6
8
7
7
7
8
9
9
9
9
10
10
9
9
9
10
10
10
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