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South Piha Beach

Auckland, New Zealand

South Piha Beach 1 photo

  • Lion Rock Piha Beach

    Lion Rock Piha Beach. Kevin Jude Deloria, CC BY 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 7 pm to sunset, sunset 7:45 pm
7 am
3.8
18 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
8 am
4.7
18 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
9 am
4.0
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.1
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.2
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
6.1
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
1 pm
5.7
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.1
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.2
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.3
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.3
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
6 pm
6.5
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
Now
6.5
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Where to stay near the beach

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
15°C58°F
Water
17°C62°F
Wind
85 km/hmph SW
Gusts
1610 km/hmph
Waves
1.5 m5 ft
UV
1 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:45 pm
Today
3.8Poor7 am1811
4.7Fair8 am1811
4.0Fair9 am1610
4.1Fair10 am149
4.2Fair11 am117
6.1Good12 pm106
5.7Good1 pm117
6.1Good2 pm117
6.2Good3 pm106
6.3Good4 pm127
6.3Good5 pm138
6.5Good6 pm117
6.5GoodNow85
Sat
4.2Fair7 am53
4.2Fair8 am21
4.3Fair9 am53
4.3Fair10 am74
4.5Fair11 am95
4.5Fair12 pm95
5.2Fair1 pm106
6.4Good2 pm106
6.5Good3 pm127
6.3Good4 pm159
6.1Good5 pm149
4.9Fair6 pm138
4.4Fair7 pm128
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 8 pm, 1.3 m. Low at 2 am, -1.1 m. High at 8 am, 1.2 m. Low at 2 pm, -1.0 mHigh 8 pm, 1.3 m4 ftLow 2 am, -1.1 m4 ftHigh 8 am, 1.2 m4 ftLow 2 pm, -1.0 m3 ftNow1 am7 am1 pm7 pm
  • High 8 pm, 1.3 m4 ft
  • Low 2 am, -1.1 m4 ft
  • High 8 am, 1.2 m4 ft
  • Low 2 pm, -1.0 m3 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun4.8 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 37%
  • Mon5.9 GoodBest 3 pm to 8 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 24%
  • Tue2.4 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 49 km/h30 mph, rain 100%
  • Wed3.5 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 27%
  • Thu4.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 28 km/h18 mph, rain 57%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • LifeguardStation 170 m550 ft awayOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
  • Restrooms210 m690 ft away
  • Parking6 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 130 m410 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink5 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 140 m470 ft
  • Picnic tables140 m460 ft away
  • Playground500 m0.3 mi away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
810 m0.5 mi
Nearest town
270 m890 ftPiha (village)
Nearest airport
46 km29 miArdmore Aerodrome (AMZ)

Nearby places

  • Adeys PlaceFood and drink
    140 m470 ft
  • Surfside Bites & BrewBarbecue
    150 m500 ft
  • Piha RSAFood and drink
    520 m0.3 mi
  • AryehFood and drink
    590 m0.4 mi
  • Piha StoreFood and drink
    600 m0.4 mi

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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