Piha North Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.94° S 174.47° E

Piha North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha North sea temperature is
14.6°C
0.2° 

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 (21 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 3AM is: 5.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)15ft (4.5m)16s
Afternoon (21 Sep)13ft (4.0m)16s
Evening (21 Sep)11ft (3.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun night, strong winds from the SSW by Tue night).

Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
SW
14
5
SW
15
5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4
WSW
16
4
WSW
16
4
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
3.5
SW
8
4
SW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9162
10518
11256
11166
10388
8915
7916
6882
5766
4407
3933
3436
2949
2561
1110
1618
2697
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
35
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:59AM1.95m
5:42PM2.11m
6:13AM2.06m
6:42PM2.26m
Low Tide
10:48PM1.01m
11:14AM0.93m
00:00AM0.91m
12:19PM0.81m
cloud
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clear
clear
part cloud
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light rain
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:16
6:17
 mm
1
Temp °C
13
12
13
12
13
13
13
12
13
13
13
13
14
15
12
13
12
Feels °C
6
7
8
8
8
8
8
7
8
8
9
9
10
11
5
5
3
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