Piha North Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.94° S 174.47° E

Piha North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha North sea temperature is
14.7°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 (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 1PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 21s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)5ft (1.5m)12s
Afternoon (09 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (09 Sep)6ft (1.8m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Thu night).

Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.2
WSW
18
1.9
WSW
11
2
WSW
11
3
WSW
21
1.7
WSW
16
3.5
SW
16
2.2
WSW
16
3
WSW
19
3
WSW
19
4.5
SW
19
4.5
SW
18
4.5
WSW
18
4.5
WSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
892
763
575
532
483
592
745
800
814
800
835
807
920
7130
1390
5996
2300
5670
6617
14992
13468
13183
12784
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
0
ENE
5
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
15
W
15
W
20
W
20
WNW
25
NW
25
WSW
30
SSW
40
SW
35
SSW
40
SSW
35
S
30
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
7:52AM2.57m
8:15PM2.83m
8:39AM2.73m
9:00PM2.96m
9:22AM2.85m
Low Tide
1:40AM0.34m
1:58PM0.25m
2:30AM0.15m
2:46PM0.11m
3:14AM0.02m
3:29PM0.02m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:30
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:07
6:08
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
10
11
13
15
13
12
11
12
12
13
14
14
12
12
11
11
10
10
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
8
8
9
11
14
12
11
9
9
9
9
9
9
7
5
2
4
2
2
6
6
7
7
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