Piha North surf break

Piha North surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 10 May 2026 NZST
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Piha North surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Piha North sea temperature is
17.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Piha North today?

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 5PM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.9m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 May)10ft (3.0m)11s
Afternoon (10 May)10ft (3.0m)10s
Evening (10 May)11ft (3.5m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the E by Mon morning).

Sun
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wed
13
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
10
3
SW
10
3.5
SW
9
4
WSW
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
1.9
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.9
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2484
2241
1999
1903
1849
6576
6397
6140
5713
5068
4214
3707
3297
2737
2323
2084
1944
1859
1725
1497
1338
1211
1245
1060
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
30
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
25
SW
30
SSW
25
SW
15
S
10
E
10
NE
15
E
15
E
25
ENE
25
E
25
ENE
15
NE
10
E
10
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:44PM2.07m
4:14AM2.26m
4:52PM2.15m
5:15AM2.35m
5:53PM2.29m
Low Tide
9:37AM0.79m
9:55PM0.80m
10:39AM0.71m
10:58PM0.74m
11:37AM0.57m
11:57PM0.61m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:09
7:09
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:25
5:24
5:24
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
17
17
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
13
13
14
14
14
15
16
15
14
14
14
13
13
11
12
11
10
11
11
9
10
12
14
13
10
10
10
10
10
13
15
14
12
12
12
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
2
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
4
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
1.9
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.9
SW
12
Energy kJ
1132
1337
1337
1578
1772
5713
5068
4214
3707
3297
2737
2323
2084
1944
1859
1725
1497
1338
1211
1245
1060
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
26
0.3
SW
26
Energy kJ
27
105
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
10
3
SW
10
3.5
SW
9
4
WSW
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
0.6
E
3
0.6
ENE
3
0.5
ENE
3
0.8
ENE
4
0.6
E
4
0.4
SE
3
0.5
SE
3
Energy kJ
2484
2241
1999
1903
1849
6576
6397
6140
7
9
6
22
10
4
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
6
6
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
45
83
168
83
83
83
80
72
1
1
6
1
6
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Auckland
Rating
(10 max)
1
6
6
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
5
5
8
8
6
9
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
9
9
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
9
9
8
6
9
5
5
4
5
4
8
9
6
9
9
9
9
9
9
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