Piha North Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.94° S 174.47° E

Piha North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha North sea temperature is
13.7° C
0.7° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 8AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 19s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (07 Aug)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (07 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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
2
2
2
0
1
1
1
0
1
2
1
2
1
3
2
2
3
2
!
4
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.6
SW
11
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.4
SW
19
1
WNW
8
0.6
WSW
19
0.7
WSW
18
0.8
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
18
2.4
NW
9
2.5
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
2.5
NW
10
1.3
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
232
164
167
169
75
74
75
89
118
118
116
89
139
238
280
390
486
994
1319
1539
1210
763
668
Wind (km/h)
5
S
0
ESE
0
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
10
NW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
20
N
20
N
10
NNE
15
N
10
WSW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
High Tide
3:08AM2.39m
3:52PM2.34m
4:21AM2.30m
5:11PM2.36m
5:43AM2.31m
6:28PM2.47m
Low Tide
9:37AM0.55m
10:14PM0.69m
10:49AM0.58m
11:31PM0.66m
12:03PM0.53m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:15
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:42
5:42
 mm
1
8
8
4
Temp °C
9
8
8
9
10
9
9
10
9
9
10
13
13
11
12
12
13
13
14
14
13
13
13
Feels °C
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
7
9
9
7
9
8
9
10
10
10
11
11
12
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