Piha North Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.94° S 174.47° E

Piha North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha North sea temperature is
14.1° 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 (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 4PM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 23s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)11ft (3.5m)13s
Afternoon (01 Aug)11ft (3.5m)13s
Evening (01 Aug)10ft (3.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sat night, fresh winds from the SW by Mon night).

Sat
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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)
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4
4
4
4
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
2.4
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
2
SW
12
1.9
SW
11
1.9
SW
11
1.6
SW
10
1.6
SW
10
1.7
SW
12
0.8
WSW
20
1.1
SW
20
1.4
SW
19
1.7
WSW
19
1.8
SW
19
2.2
SW
18
2.2
WSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4595
4206
3802
3088
2715
2138
1711
1369
1037
891
821
478
498
808
536
936
1503
1961
2205
2842
3032
Wind (km/h)
10
E
15
ESE
15
SE
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:10AM2.64m
11:28PM2.82m
11:46AM2.64m
00:02AM2.79m
12:23PM2.62m
Low Tide
5:17PM0.22m
5:43AM0.22m
5:53PM0.25m
6:20AM0.23m
6:32PM0.31m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:37
5:37
 mm
Temp °C
10
12
13
11
10
8
8
7
9
10
11
12
12
12
12
12
13
14
14
13
14
Feels °C
7
8
9
7
6
4
4
4
5
5
7
9
9
9
9
9
8
9
9
7
8
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