Piha North Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.94° S 174.47° E

Piha North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha North sea temperature is
14.7° C
0.2° 

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 (12 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 1AM is: 2.2m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)7ft (2.2m)16s
Afternoon (12 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)15s
Evening (12 Jul)6ft (1.9m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
2
0
2
3
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
2.2
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2
WSW
15
2
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
SW
13
0.9
WSW
13
2.1
NW
7
2.4
WNW
8
2.1
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1203
1263
2537
2475
2660
2503
2291
2123
1907
1693
1508
1409
1261
1175
947
763
626
486
412
313
432
778
583
352
Wind (km/h)
5
S
5
SE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
E
10
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
20
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
W
Wind State
cross
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
on
High Tide
6:39PM2.54m
7:04AM2.52m
7:42PM2.69m
8:06AM2.64m
8:39PM2.86m
9:03AM2.75m
Low Tide
00:54AM0.48m
1:21PM0.31m
1:57AM0.33m
2:20PM0.18m
2:55AM0.19m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:21
5:22
5:22
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
11
10
9
9
9
8
9
11
13
11
11
10
11
12
12
14
14
13
12
12
12
12
13
15
Feels °C
8
8
7
7
7
5
6
9
11
8
8
7
8
9
8
10
11
11
9
8
8
10
12
15
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