Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Piha-The Bar today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Piha-The Bar at 6AM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Piha-The Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat night, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2249 | 1677 | 2008 | 1027 | 889 | 821 | 698 | 636 | 1420 | 568 | 997 | 986 | 874 | 846 | 833 | 463 | 455 | 407 | 349 | 593 | 486 | 686 | 1399 | 1480 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:56AM2.25m | 2:25PM2.29m | 2:47AM2.10m | 3:23PM2.16m | 3:53AM1.99m | 4:35PM2.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:12AM0.71m | 8:48PM0.83m | 9:06AM0.84m | 9:51PM0.93m | 10:13AM0.92m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 20 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 2249 | 1677 | 2008 | 1027 | 889 | 821 | 698 | 636 | 216 | 568 | 805 | 986 | 874 | 7 | 833 | 463 | 455 | 407 | 349 | 593 | 486 | 486 | 1399 | 1480 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | — | W 20 | W 20 | W 20 | SW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 504 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 35 | 35 | 83 | 154 | 326 | 443 | 686 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 12 | SSW 6 | SW 12 | — | — | SW 12 | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | SW 8 |
| kJ | 488 | 277 | 308 | 226 | 202 | 166 | 145 | 271 | 1420 | 119 | 997 | — | — | 846 | — | 100 | 77 | 72 | 61 | — | — | — | — | 153 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 119 | 85 | 85 | 138 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 85 | 138 | 125 | 85 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 101 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 138 |
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