Piha North Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.94° S 174.47° E

Piha North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha North sea temperature is
14.7°C
0.1° 

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 (05 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 10PM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 05). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)--
Afternoon (05 Oct)6ft (1.8m)13s
Evening (05 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
17
1.7
WSW
17
1.7
WSW
17
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
17
1.7
WSW
17
1.7
WSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1127
1011
932
932
828
841
975
1288
1775
1754
1693
1555
1536
1517
1517
1517
1653
1754
1497
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
10
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
10
ENE
5
ENE
0
E
10
NE
5
N
0
SSE
5
SW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
5:55PM2.37m
6:36AM2.25m
7:09PM2.48m
7:43AM2.40m
8:06PM2.63m
Low Tide
00:19AM0.63m
12:44PM0.59m
1:27AM0.48m
1:47PM0.45m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
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Temp °C
15
14
12
11
11
11
13
16
17
15
13
13
12
12
13
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
12
11
9
9
8
8
9
13
15
14
11
12
12
12
12
11
11
13
13
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