Piha North Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.94° S 174.47° E

Piha North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha North sea temperature is
14.4° C
0.4° 

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 (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 4AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)5ft (1.6m)12s
Afternoon (22 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (22 Jul)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
4
3
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1
SW
12
1.4
SW
8
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
1.4
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.9
SW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
841
828
679
585
773
373
282
229
211
205
214
661
975
1065
1308
1216
1180
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
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
High Tide
2:57AM2.35m
3:34PM2.25m
3:53AM2.20m
4:36PM2.17m
Low Tide
8:53PM0.64m
9:23AM0.61m
9:50PM0.79m
10:19AM0.73m
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
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cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:29
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
12
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
14
13
13
Feels °C
8
9
9
9
9
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
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