Piha North Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.94° S 174.47° E

Piha North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Piha North sea temperature is
14.8°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 (18 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 11AM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.3m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 5.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)10ft (3.0m)16s
Afternoon (18 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)16s
Evening (18 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the WSW by Sat night).

Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
!
5
3
!
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
3
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
16
3.5
SW
16
2.3
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
4
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
4
WSW
15
4
WSW
15
4.5
WSW
15
5
WSW
10
5.5
SW
12
5.5
SW
13
5.5
SW
14
5.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2497
2239
4939
2716
2615
6317
2516
2423
3204
2919
6904
6399
6021
6116
5789
6123
6144
8234
5333
7585
9397
10608
11213
Wind (km/h)
15
E
15
E
5
NE
5
SW
20
SSW
30
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
W
30
W
35
W
35
W
40
WSW
40
SW
40
SW
40
SW
35
SW
35
SW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:26AM2.26m
1:57PM2.24m
2:19AM2.08m
2:59PM2.10m
3:31AM1.96m
4:22PM2.04m
Low Tide
7:46AM0.71m
8:19PM0.87m
8:42AM0.87m
9:27PM0.99m
9:55AM0.96m
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rain showers
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part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:16
6:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:14
6:15
6:15
 mm
8
6
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
14
15
14
12
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
12
12
13
12
12
Feels °C
11
10
13
15
10
6
7
8
7
7
7
8
9
9
8
8
7
6
3
3
5
4
4
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