Piha North Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.94° S 174.47° E

Piha North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 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 (15 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 18s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 11AM is: 2.5m 17s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.7m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jul)6ft (1.8m)18s
Afternoon (15 Jul)10ft (3.0m)16s
Evening (15 Jul)11ft (3.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
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4
4
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
W
12
1.8
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
18
3
WSW
17
3
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
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
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
786
1042
1944
4294
5131
5601
5119
4779
4640
4112
3803
3560
3326
2887
2738
2598
2381
2207
2305
2585
3282
3867
4032
3979
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
5
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:54AM2.82m
10:21PM3.08m
10:43AM2.85m
11:08PM3.09m
11:31AM2.83m
11:53PM3.03m
Low Tide
3:48AM0.07m
4:05PM-0.01m
4:39AM0.00m
4:54PM-0.03m
5:27AM-0.01m
5:41PM0.01m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
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part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:23
5:24
5:24
 mm
Temp °C
13
14
13
15
15
14
14
14
13
13
13
14
15
14
13
13
13
13
14
14
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
12
13
12
13
13
13
13
13
12
11
11
11
13
12
10
9
9
10
11
10
9
9
10
10
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