Piha North Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.94° S 174.47° E

Piha North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 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) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s 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 6PM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)11s
Afternoon (19 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)13s
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 night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Wed morning, calm by Wed night).

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
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5
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
2
2
1
3
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SW
11
2.2
SW
12
2.3
SW
13
3
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
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1001
1462
1619
4169
3866
3237
2779
2457
2265
1876
1598
985
1291
1144
1042
961
961
820
833
734
1057
Wind (km/h)
30
SSE
25
S
20
S
15
S
10
SSE
10
SE
5
E
5
SSE
5
S
10
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
Wind State
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
on
High Tide
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
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part 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
11
12
10
9
10
10
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
2
4
4
7
8
7
6
7
8
9
8
9
9
10
9
9
9
9
9
10
10
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