Piha North Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.94° S 174.47° E

Piha North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha North sea temperature is
14.4°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 (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 17s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 8AM is: 3.5m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)11ft (3.5m)16s
Afternoon (06 Sep)11ft (3.5m)17s
Evening (06 Sep)10ft (3.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Mon morning, calm by Mon night).

Sunday
6
Monday
7
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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0
0
0
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0
0
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4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
17
3
WSW
17
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6105
6105
5772
5720
6432
6634
7367
5553
4938
4543
4432
4189
4485
4166
4315
4338
2643
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
25
NNW
30
NW
30
NW
20
W
15
W
10
WNW
0
NNW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
4:12AM2.21m
5:03PM2.33m
5:41AM2.24m
6:22PM2.46m
Low Tide
10:03PM0.73m
10:37AM0.66m
11:26PM0.69m
11:55AM0.59m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:05
6:06
 mm
3
4
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
14
14
15
14
15
14
15
14
15
14
15
14
13
Feels °C
10
11
11
11
11
9
11
9
11
10
11
9
10
11
12
13
13
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