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Piha-The Ditch surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 08 Dec 2025 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Piha-The Ditch surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Piha-The Ditch sea temperature is
20.1° C
(Which is 2.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Piha-The Ditch today?
The current surf forecast for Piha-The Ditch at 7PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (08 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (08 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Piha-The Ditch. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 644 | 633 | 583 | 553 | 931 | 1009 | 985 | 977 | 931 | 493 | 517 | 560 | 612 | 560 | 560 | 540 | 445 | 427 | 760 | 799 | 805 | 824 | 799 | 867 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross | cross | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:44PM 2.97 | 1:08AM 2.67 | 1:35PM 2.84 | 2:00AM 2.52 | 2:27PM 2.69 | 2:56AM 2.38 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:06PM 0.16 | 7:21AM 0.19 | 7:59PM 0.28 | 8:14AM 0.34 | 8:53PM 0.41 | |||||||||||||||||||
Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 8:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:32 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 |
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