Piha, New Zealand
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About Piha
Piha is a town in Auckland Region, New Zealand. From Piha you can reach 5 surf spots, 1 kite spot and 1 windsurf spot. The nearest is Piha, a kite and windsurf spot 2.5 km from the centre. Overture lists 2 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is Auckland International Airport (AKL), 26 km away.
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Staying in Piha
- 2 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
- Nearest airports: Auckland International Airport (AKL), 26 km, HLZ, 125 km, WRE, 132 km
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Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for beginners: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Piha.
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Surf within 20 km
The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for beginner surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. The best of the spots that stay in Piha each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 2 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Piha too.
Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate Expert
| Spot | Sun 18 | Mon 19 | Tue 20 | Wed 21 | Thu 22 | Fri 23 | Sat 24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karekare4.5 kmabout 10 min by carIntermediate and up | 4 ft217 kJwind from the south-south-west, 11 knots | 4 ft162 kJwind from the south-south-west, 11 knots | 4 ft290 kJwind from the south-west, 8 knots | 5 ft205 kJwind from the south-west, 10 knots | 4 ft273 kJwind from the south-south-west, 12 knots | 4 ft101 kJwind from the west-south-west, 7 knots | 5 ft777 kJwind from the south-west, 4 knots |
All readings for Karekare: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Manakau Bar10.7 kmabout 20 min by carIntermediate and up | 4 ft215 kJwind from the south-south-west, 11 knots | 4 ft211 kJwind from the south-south-west, 10 knots | 4 ft259 kJwind from the south-west, 8 knots | 4 ft181 kJwind from the south-west, 10 knots | 4 ft195 kJwind from the south-west, 11 knots | 4 ft97 kJwind from the south-west, 7 knots | 5 ft783 kJwind from the south-west, 4 knots |
All readings for Manakau Bar: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Mission Cove14.7 kmabout 30 min by carNeeds 5 ft+ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Piha2.8 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up | 4 ft212 kJwind from the south-south-west, 11 knots | 4 ft160 kJwind from the south-south-west, 10 knots | 4 ft259 kJwind from the south-west, 8 knots | 4 ft235 kJwind from the south-south-west, 10 knots | 4 ft266 kJwind from the south-south-west, 11 knots | 4 ft93 kJwind from the south-west, 7 knots | 5 ft790 kJwind from the south-west, 4 knots |
All readings for Piha: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Whites Beach5.1 kmabout 10 min by carIntermediate and up | 4 ft212 kJwind from the south-south-west, 11 knots | 4 ft160 kJwind from the south-south-west, 10 knots | 4 ft259 kJwind from the south-west, 8 knots | 4 ft235 kJwind from the south-south-west, 10 knots | 4 ft266 kJwind from the south-south-west, 11 knots | 4 ft93 kJwind from the south-west, 7 knots | 5 ft790 kJwind from the south-west, 4 knots |
All readings for Whites Beach: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Piha, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).