New Zealand · Today · Wed 4 Nov

Piha surf forecast

Today at Piha: 4/5, best 07-10, 1.1–1.6 m, offshore ENE 19 km/h.

South Piha (The Bar)

8/10
Best window
07-10
Waves
1.1–1.6 m 4–5 ft
Period
11 s WSW
Wind
offshore ENE 19 km/h
Tide
mid falling

Go 07-10, clean chest-shoulder, offshore ENE.

intermediate surfers and up Watch out for: very strong rips, the Bar rip, crowded.

Updated 20:52 local time

Piha, hour by hour

Today · Wed 4 Nov

TimeStarsSurf mSwellWind km/hTide m
06:001.1–1.54–5 ft1.0m11 s17cross-offshore · gusts 331.0↑ rising
07:00Best 07–101.1–1.54–5 ft1.1m11 s18offshore · gusts 350.8↓ falling
08:001.2–1.64–5 ft1.1m11 s18offshore · gusts 370.5↓ falling
09:001.2–1.64–5 ft1.1m11 s20offshore · gusts 420.1↓ falling
10:001.2–1.64–5 ft1.1m11 s23cross-offshore · gusts 46-0.3↓ falling
11:001.2–1.64–5 ft1.2m11 s24cross-offshore · gusts 47-0.6↓ falling
12:001.2–1.74–5 ft1.2m11 s24cross-offshore · gusts 47-0.7↓ falling
13:001.3–1.74–6 ft1.2m11 s24cross-offshore · gusts 47-0.6↑ rising
14:001.3–1.74–6 ft1.2m11 s24cross-offshore · gusts 47-0.2↑ rising
15:001.3–1.84–6 ft1.2m11 s22cross-offshore · gusts 470.2↑ rising
16:001.3–1.84–6 ft1.3m11 s22cross-offshore · gusts 470.7↑ rising
17:001.4–1.84–6 ft1.3m11 s22cross-offshore · gusts 471.1↑ rising
18:001.4–1.95–6 ft1.3m11 s22offshore · gusts 481.2↑ rising
19:001.4–1.95–6 ft1.3m12 s21offshore · gusts 471.2↓ falling

Tomorrow · Thu 5 Nov

TimeStarsSurf mSwellWind km/hTide m
06:001.5–2.05–6 ft1.4m12 s8cross-offshore · gusts 131.1↑ rising
07:001.5–2.05–6 ft1.4m12 s7cross-shore · gusts 121.2↑ rising
08:001.5–2.05–6 ft1.4m12 s7cross-shore · gusts 121.0↓ falling
09:001.5–2.05–6 ft1.4m12 s6cross-shore · gusts 120.7↓ falling
10:001.5–2.05–6 ft1.4m12 s7cross-onshore · gusts 170.2↓ falling
11:001.5–1.95–6 ft1.4m12 s9cross-onshore · gusts 24-0.3↓ falling
12:001.4–1.95–6 ft1.3m12 s12cross-onshore · gusts 26-0.7↓ falling
13:001.4–1.95–6 ft1.3m12 s14onshore · gusts 31-0.8↓ falling
14:001.4–1.95–6 ft1.3m11 s12onshore · gusts 31-0.6↑ rising
15:001.4–1.95–6 ft1.3m11 s9onshore · gusts 28-0.2↑ rising
16:001.4–1.85–6 ft1.3m11 s6onshore · gusts 260.3↑ rising
17:00Best 17–201.3–1.84–6 ft1.3m11 s5glassy · gusts 230.8↑ rising
18:001.3–1.84–6 ft1.2m11 s5glassy · gusts 201.2↑ rising
19:001.3–1.74–6 ft1.2m11 s6glassy · gusts 171.4↑ rising

Piha: next days

About Piha

South Piha (The Bar): beach break, faces W. Best with WSW swell, E wind (offshore), around mid tide, 1.0–2.5 m. Intermediate surfers and up. Watch out for: very strong rips, the Bar rip, crowded.

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When Piha works

43% of days at Piha rated 3+ stars in the last year; May led with 71% (waves near 2.2 m), September trailed at 7%.

November at Piha: 63% of days 3+ stars, waves near 2.1 m; today 4/5.

Breaks near Piha

Today: Piha 4/5, Muriwai 5/5 (15 km away), Takapuna 2/5 (33 km).

  1. Muriwai1008-10 · 15 km
  2. Takapuna306-10 · 33 km
  3. Orewa206-10 · 46 km
  4. Port Waikato1009-10 · 53 km
  5. Tawharanui209-13 · 73 km
  6. Omaha Beach306-10 · 75 km

Questions

Piha: best time today?

07-10 local time: 4/5 stars, 1.1–1.6 m, offshore ENE 19 km/h wind.

Piha: beginner friendly?

Piha is for intermediate surfers up; it works at 1.0–2.5 m. Beginners: smallest days, with a school.