Piha North Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.94° S 174.47° E

Piha North 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha North sea temperature is
14.1°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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 5AM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)11ft (3.5m)14s
Afternoon (05 Sep)13ft (4.0m)14s
Evening (05 Sep)13ft (4.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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)
0
0
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0
0
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0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5848
5051
4468
4518
4948
5603
5875
6156
6105
6105
5772
6012
6290
6634
6987
5553
4938
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
15
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:49AM2.31m
3:35PM2.32m
4:12AM2.21m
5:03PM2.33m
Low Tide
8:46PM0.64m
9:18AM0.62m
10:03PM0.73m
10:37AM0.66m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:04
6:05
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
15
15
15
Feels °C
8
8
9
10
9
8
9
9
9
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
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