Tide times for Piha
Based on the Anawhata tide station, 3.0 km away.
Today,
Today's tides
Tide curve for today
Sun and moon
Waning gibbous · 72% illuminated · 10h 20m of daylight
Next 2 days
| Wednesday5 August | High01:282.8m Low07:530.5m High13:552.6m Low20:130.7m |
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| Thursday6 August | High02:172.6m Low08:420.6m High14:492.6m Low21:090.8m |
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About tides at Piha
Piha is a west coast surf beach with a strong rip either side of Lion Rock, and the tide changes the character of it completely. The bar and the gutters shift, and what looks manageable at high water can be a very different proposition three hours later. Swim between the flags when the surf club is patrolling. Low tide opens up the walk around to the Gap and to the rock pools at the north end.
Piha has a semidiurnal tide, meaning two high tides and two low tides in roughly every 24 hours and 50 minutes. Because the lunar day is longer than the solar day, each tide arrives around 50 minutes later than the day before.
Tide heights are given in metres above chart datum, the level that soundings on nautical charts are measured from. Spring tides, with the largest range between high and low, follow the new and full moon. Neap tides, with the smallest range, follow the quarter moons.
Nearby tide times
- Paratutae Island14 km
- Cornwallis15 km
- Whau River19 km
- Whau River Entrance19 km
- Hobsonville25 km
- Onehunga30 km