Piha North Surf Break

Piha North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.94° S 174.47° E

Issued: 5 am 23 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha North sea temperature is
14.9° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 (23 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 10AM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jun)5ft (1.6m)14s
Afternoon (23 Jun)6ft (1.8m)14s
Evening (23 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Tue morning, fresh winds from the NE by Tue night).

Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Fri
26
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
3
4
3
2
0
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
2.2
NW
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.3
WNW
10
2.1
WNW
10
1.7
W
12
2.5
WSW
13
4
SW
13
4.5
SW
13
4
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
992
1079
990
1052
1150
1167
1121
1064
1064
988
776
691
540
540
876
1360
1256
981
768
874
2268
5175
5899
5694
Wind (km/h)
10
E
15
E
10
E
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
35
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
30
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
20
NNE
15
E
20
SSE
30
SSW
30
SSW
15
S
30
SSE
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
3:48AM2.40m
4:27PM2.27m
4:46AM2.30m
5:27PM2.26m
5:44AM2.24m
6:23PM2.29m
Low Tide
10:13AM0.56m
10:37PM0.71m
11:09AM0.61m
11:37PM0.76m
12:03PM0.63m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
mod rain
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:13
5:13
5:13
 mm
2
12
2
2
6
1
1
Temp °C
13
12
13
15
16
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
14
13
14
14
14
14
15
14
13
12
10
Feels °C
11
10
11
13
13
12
12
10
11
9
11
10
10
10
9
10
10
11
12
12
9
7
9
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.4
NW
8
2.2
NW
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.3
WNW
10
2.1
WNW
10
1.7
W
12
2.5
WSW
13
0.5
NW
8
4.5
SW
13
4
SW
13
Energy kJ
992
1079
990
1052
1150
1167
1121
1064
1064
988
776
691
540
251
876
1360
1256
981
768
874
2268
32
5899
5694
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.5
W
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.3
W
7
0.3
W
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.1
W
7
0.4
NW
6
0.2
W
13
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
Energy kJ
69
49
49
51
33
23
19
10
10
5
1
9
13
540
465
458
465
581
731
721
1138
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
5
0.1
SE
5
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
W
11
1
NW
9
0.8
NW
8
Energy kJ
1
1
131
157
152
86
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
3
0.4
E
3
0.7
ENE
4
0.5
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.5
NNE
3
0.7
NE
3
0.9
NNE
4
1.1
NNE
4
1.2
N
6
1.6
NNW
7
1
NNE
5
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.5
SE
3
1.1
SSE
5
1.4
S
5
4
SW
13
Energy kJ
5
3
12
5
2
6
11
23
36
89
232
44
6
6
12
10
5
48
100
5175
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
2
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
4
2
3
3
3
4
4
1
4
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
7
0
7
7
108
279
281
286
286
145
108
154
108
108
0
1
105
102
83
80
Best forecast wave conditions in Auckland
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
8
7
9
9
9
8
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
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