Piha North Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.94° S 174.47° E

Piha North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha North sea temperature is
16.4°C
1.1° 

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 (26 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 9PM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)15s
Afternoon (26 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Evening (26 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue morning, light winds from the SW by Wed morning).

Mon
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
2.5
WNW
7
3
WNW
8
3
W
12
3
W
12
2.5
W
12
2.2
W
11
1.9
W
10
2.3
SW
11
2.2
SW
11
2
SW
10
1.9
SW
11
1.7
SW
11
2.4
WSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1716
1337
1057
886
763
569
368
368
674
1151
2807
2910
2084
1172
785
1340
1100
852
777
702
940
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
35
NW
35
NW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
20
W
25
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
10:10AM2.91m
10:25PM2.94m
10:50AM2.99m
11:07PM2.95m
11:32AM3.01m
Low Tide
4:18PM0.09m
4:38AM-0.05m
5:01PM0.04m
5:21AM-0.05m
5:46PM0.05m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:24
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6:22
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6:22
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7:47
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7:49
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7:50
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1
2
1
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Temp °C
15
16
17
16
16
15
13
15
16
17
14
14
13
13
13
13
15
15
15
15
14
Feels °C
12
12
14
13
12
11
9
11
11
12
9
8
8
8
8
9
11
10
10
10
9
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