
Black sands and Lion Rock define Auckland's wild west coast. Piha's famous break is shaped by the same powerful Tasman swells that drive its dramatic tide cycles — big tides that expose vast stretches of dark sand at low water, then surge back to crash against the cliffs.
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How the tides and swell change through the year at Auckland locations.
Warm water with smaller, fun swells.
Reliable SW groundswells, excellent tide activity.
Larger swells from the Tasman, powerful tides.
Fresh conditions, building swell consistency.
Annual tide statistics computed from published LINZ 2026 predictions for Piha. Times use the location time zone (Pacific/Auckland).
3.52m on 13 Aug at 23:11
0.14m on 18 Apr at 17:10
2.24m between high and low
August — highest avg high tides
Two high and two low tides daily
3.38m — from lowest low to highest high
High and low tide predictions for the next 7 days, from LINZ. Times use Pacific/Auckland.
| Day | High tides | Low tides |
|---|---|---|
| Sun 25 Oct | 10:34 · 3.14m, 22:44 · 3.24m | 04:23 · 0.42m, 16:42 · 0.42m |
| Mon 26 Oct | 11:13 · 3.24m, 23:25 · 3.33m | 05:03 · 0.32m, 17:23 · 0.32m |
| Tue 27 Oct | 11:54 · 3.33m | 05:44 · 0.23m, 18:05 · 0.23m |
| Wed 28 Oct | 00:07 · 3.33m, 12:37 · 3.33m | 06:28 · 0.23m, 18:50 · 0.32m |
| Thu 29 Oct | 00:53 · 3.24m, 13:22 · 3.33m | 07:13 · 0.23m, 19:39 · 0.42m |
| Fri 30 Oct | 01:43 · 3.14m, 14:12 · 3.14m | 08:01 · 0.42m, 20:33 · 0.51m |
| Sat 31 Oct | 02:38 · 2.96m, 15:09 · 3.05m | 08:54 · 0.51m, 21:33 · 0.7m |