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Piha-The Ditch surf Forecast / Auckland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 26 Apr 2024 NZST
Forecast update in hr min s 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 18.6°C (Statistics for 26 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 18.0 °C max: 19.2 °C min: 17.1 °C)
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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 18.6°C (Statistics for 26 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 18.0 °C max: 19.2 °C min: 17.1 °C)
How big are the waves at Piha-The Ditch today?
The current surf forecast for Piha-The Ditch at 8AM is: 2.0m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Apr) | 7ft (2.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (26 Apr) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 Apr) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Piha-The Ditch. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Update imminent
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| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
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| Energy (?) | 1721 | 1634 | 1885 | 2412 | 1175 | 3532 | 2031 | 3514 | 3564 | 4374 | 4936 | 5227 | 5375 | 5199 | 4737 | 4281 | 3924 | 3336 | 3023 | 2519 | 2218 | 1941 | 1594 | 1422 | 1288 | 1077 | 1060 | 936 | 878 | 718 | 706 | 657 | 700 | 723 | 746 | 867 | 961 | 976 | 893 | 893 | 732 | 732 | 732 | 754 | 700 | 756 | 745 | 722 | 848 | 857 | 808 | 1358 | 1415 | 1763 | 1693 | 1504 | 1351 | 1295 | 1093 | 961 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross | cross | glass | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:48AM 2.66 | 11:10PM 2.72 | 11:24AM 2.59 | 11:47PM 2.65 | 12:03PM 2.49 | 12:29AM 2.55 | 12:48PM 2.38 | 1:19AM 2.46 | 1:44PM 2.27 | 2:20AM 2.38 | 2:53PM 2.19 | 3:32AM 2.36 | 4:13PM 2.20 | 4:47AM 2.43 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:45AM 0.31 | 4:59PM 0.25 | 5:22AM 0.37 | 5:36PM 0.33 | 6:02AM 0.45 | 6:18PM 0.43 | 6:49AM 0.55 | 7:07PM 0.53 | 7:44AM 0.64 | 8:05PM 0.63 | 8:50AM 0.68 | 9:14PM 0.68 | 10:03AM 0.65 | 10:27PM 0.65 | 11:13AM 0.53 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | Tuesday 30 | Wednesday 01 | Thursday 02 | Friday 03 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 |
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