Piha North Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.94° S 174.47° E

Piha North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha North sea temperature is
14.3° 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 (14 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 11PM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jul)--
Afternoon (14 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (14 Jul)5ft (1.6m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
3
3
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WNW
8
1.1
WSW
12
1.6
W
12
1.6
W
13
1.6
W
12
1.8
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
18
3
WSW
17
3
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
241
328
726
865
786
1042
1944
4294
5131
5601
5119
4779
4640
4166
3803
3560
3184
3103
2830
2598
2381
2479
2479
2921
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
W
5
W
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:32PM2.99m
9:54AM2.82m
10:21PM3.08m
10:43AM2.85m
11:08PM3.09m
11:31AM2.83m
Low Tide
3:48AM0.07m
4:05PM-0.01m
4:39AM0.00m
4:54PM-0.03m
5:27AM-0.01m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:23
5:24
 mm
1
Temp °C
15
14
14
14
13
13
13
15
15
14
14
13
13
13
13
15
15
14
13
13
13
14
14
14
Feels °C
14
13
14
14
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
12
11
11
11
13
12
12
10
9
9
11
11
10
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