Piha North surf break

Piha North surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 13 Apr 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
19.6° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Piha North today?

The current surf forecast for Piha North at 1PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.8m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (13 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (13 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)11s

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


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Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
0
0
1
3
3
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
WSW
1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.8
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
4
WSW
4.5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
3.5
WSW
Period(s) (?)12121212111111171316151414131313131291112121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2302883284464235344528571217165415112329267326653193309737003867298247435324456338923029
Wind
(km/h)
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
30
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
W
30
W
30
W
35
W
40
W
35
WSW
35
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossonononononcross-
on
ononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
Sunrise--6:45-------6:46-------6:47-----
Sunset----5:59-------5:58-------5:55---
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
----4----11112231211----
Temp. °C181818201616161717161718171615161615161717171717
Feels °C (?)1716161712141516151314151412101010891010111313
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