Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Piha-The Bar today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Piha-The Bar at 11AM is: 0.7m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Piha-The Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 10 | W 12 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 18 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 372 | 330 | 293 | 339 | 726 | 879 | 981 | 1018 | 1289 | 1354 | 1849 | 1849 | 1948 | 751 | 943 | 1258 | 1566 | 1975 | 2705 | 3509 | 3977 | 8122 | 3647 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:41AM2.84m | 10:03PM3.09m | 10:25AM2.90m | 10:45PM3.10m | 11:07AM2.89m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:35AM0.04m | 3:49PM-0.02m | 4:20AM-0.05m | 4:34PM-0.05m | 5:03AM-0.06m | 5:17PM-0.01m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | — | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 216 | 255 | 255 | 339 | 726 | 615 | 553 | 1018 | 1289 | 1354 | 1849 | 1849 | 1948 | 638 | 943 | 1258 | 1566 | 1975 | 2705 | 3509 | 3977 | — | 3647 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 372 | 330 | 293 | 250 | 629 | 879 | 981 | 451 | 382 | 313 | 151 | 151 | — | 751 | 644 | 103 | 58 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 98 | 183 | 266 | 323 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 154 | — | 149 | 218 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 16 | SW 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 10 | 32 | 210 | 382 | 368 | 462 | 640 | 8122 | 1165 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 44 | 73 | 81 | 81 | 105 | 105 | 81 |
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