Piha-The Ditch 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Piha-The Ditch today (09 Jun):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jun, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jun, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha-The Ditch at 8PM is: 4.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Jun)	10ft (3.0m)	16s
Afternoon (09 Jun)	15ft (4.5m)	16s
Evening (09 Jun)	13ft (4.0m)	16s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue morning, light winds from the S by Thu night).
	Tue 9					Wednesday 10								Thursday 11								Fri 12
	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)	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 16	WSW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	SW 14	WSW 14	WSW 17	WSW 13	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15
Wave Graph
kJ	4213	5110	11300	10305	8820	7795	6861	5998	5115	4514	3926	3477	2765	2446	2151	1906	1598	1449	1329	998	975	1094	1904	1739
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SSW	S	S	SSE	S	S	S	S	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	SSW	SSW	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				4:02PM2.25m				4:23AM2.41m				5:05PM2.33m				5:24AM2.47m					6:05PM2.46m
Low Tide		9:52AM0.57m				10:12PM0.67m				10:49AM0.50m				11:13PM0.61m				11:47AM0.40m					00:14AM0.51m


	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31
	—	—	5:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:10	—	—	—	—	5:10
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	15	14	13	13	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Feels °C	8	10	9	9	9	8	8	7	7	8	9	10	11	11	11	11	10	11	11	11	12	11	10	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 16	WSW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	SW 14	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15
kJ	4213	5110	11300	10305	8820	7795	6861	5998	5115	4514	3926	3477	2765	2446	2151	1906	1598	1449	1329	932	975	1094	1904	1739
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 21	SW 21	—	SW 20	SW 20	SW 18	WSW 18	WSW 17	WSW 16	WSW 13	SW 20	SW 20
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	18	18	—	97	97	323	644	998	818	630	61	186
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 21	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	45	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 10	SW 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	3217	2866	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Marokopa Taranaki	Marokopa Taranaki	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Piha-The Bar Auckland	Port Waikato-The Reef Raglan and West Waikato	Port Waikato-The Reef Raglan and West Waikato	Port Waikato-The Reef Raglan and West Waikato	Port Waikato-The Reef Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Pataua Northland	Piha-The Bar Auckland	Piha-The Ditch Auckland	Piha-The Ditch Auckland	Piha-The Ditch Auckland	Piha-The Ditch Auckland	Piha-The Ditch Auckland	Piha-The Ditch Auckland	Piha-The Ditch Auckland	Piha-The Ditch Auckland	Piha-The Ditch Auckland	Piha-The Ditch Auckland	Piha-The Ditch Auckland	Piha-The Ditch Auckland
Rating (10 max)	4	7	9	5	9	7	6	5	5	4	1	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	102	153	153	102	1	55	55	55	55	102	137	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)					9							5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	9	9	8	9	9	6	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	9	9	8	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	7	8	8	9	9	9	7	6	8	6	6	5

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