Piha North Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.94° S 174.47° E

Piha North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha North sea temperature is
13.8° 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 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 9PM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.5m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)--
Afternoon (15 Aug)8ft (2.5m)16s
Evening (15 Aug)10ft (3.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Mon afternoon).

Sat
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
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Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3797
3986
3887
3555
3647
3973
3504
3827
6075
8603
9006
7649
6904
6554
6687
6125
5846
4982
4491
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
S
25
SE
30
SE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
S
25
S
30
S
30
S
35
S
30
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:25PM3.03m
11:47AM2.83m
00:04AM2.89m
12:27PM2.71m
Low Tide
5:43AM0.00m
5:58PM0.11m
6:23AM0.13m
6:39PM0.27m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:46
5:47
5:49
 mm
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
Temp °C
15
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
10
8
7
7
8
9
9
10
11
10
Feels °C
11
10
8
9
8
7
10
10
11
4
1
0
0
1
2
2
3
3
3
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