Piha North Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.94° S 174.47° E

Piha North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha North sea temperature is
14.3° 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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 3AM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)10ft (3.0m)16s
Afternoon (16 Jul)8ft (2.5m)16s
Evening (16 Jul)8ft (2.4m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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4
4
3
2
2
3
3
2
0
0
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0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5119
4779
4640
4112
3803
3560
3326
2983
2542
2598
2381
2207
2305
2585
3417
3816
3979
4353
4353
4131
3873
3665
3477
3566
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
10
W
15
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:21PM3.08m
10:43AM2.85m
11:08PM3.09m
11:31AM2.83m
11:53PM3.03m
12:17PM2.75m
Low Tide
4:39AM0.00m
4:54PM-0.03m
5:27AM-0.01m
5:41PM0.01m
6:14AM0.05m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:24
5:24
 mm
Temp °C
14
13
13
13
14
15
15
14
14
13
13
13
14
14
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
Feels °C
13
12
12
11
13
13
13
12
12
11
10
11
11
10
8
10
8
9
8
8
9
8
9
8
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