Piha-The Ditch Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Auckland, New Zealand)

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Piha-The Ditch Surf Guide

Piha-The Ditch in West Coast Auckland is an exposed beach break that has pretty consitent surf and can work at any time of the year. The best wind direction is from the southeast. Waves can be ok even in light onshore winds Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the optimum swell angle is from the southwest. The beach breaks are all rights. Best around high tide when the tide is rising. It's sometimes crowded here. Hazards include rips and rocks.

Piha-The Ditch Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	3	fairly consistent	17.7°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Piha-The Ditch:

The best conditions reported for surf at Piha-The Ditch occur when a Southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Southeast.

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What's the best time of year to surf Piha-The Ditch (for consistent clean waves)?

marchBest Season: autumn

The best time of year for surfing Piha-The Ditch with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Autumn and most often the month of March. Clean surfable waves are typically found 42% of the time in March while 56% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 2% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

42%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

56%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Piha-The Ditch Location Map

Interactive Piha-The Ditch surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Piha-The Ditch is Auckland International Airport (AKL) in New Zealand, 29 km (18 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Piha-The Ditch is Hamilton Airport (HLZ), also in New Zealand, 127 km (79 miles) away.

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Piha-The Ditch Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 02:07 Local Time

m, °C	Tuesday 05
ft, °F	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM
Wave (m)	WSW	WSW	SW	SW
Period (s)	12	12	13	13
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off

What does Piha-The Ditch look like?

Latest photos from Piha-The Ditch. Upload your own or view all photos on the gallery page.

Credit: Nick Brick

Tides at Piha-The Ditch

Current tide and informaton

For O'Neills Bay, 8 km from Piha-The Ditch.

Next High Water: 11:28am | 2.49m

Next Low Water: 05:28am | 0.46m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Piha-The Ditch Sea Temperature

The Piha-The Ditch water temperature is reasonably warm (17.7 °C) and the air temperature will similar (windchill forecast 15.0 °C). A good quality summer wetsuit would be ideal.

Today, many surfers would wear a summer wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 17.7°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite