Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Piha-The Bar today (19 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Piha-The Bar at 5AM is: 4.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.5m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Piha-The Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | ||||||||||||||||
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 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2516 | 2423 | 3204 | 6661 | 6691 | 6137 | 6206 | 6116 | 5789 | 6123 | 6275 | 7711 | 4077 | 5808 | 8110 | 9035 | 9473 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:19AM2.08m | 2:59PM2.10m | 3:31AM1.96m | 4:22PM2.04m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:19PM0.87m | 8:42AM0.87m | 9:27PM0.99m | 9:55AM0.96m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | WSW 15 | — | — | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2516 | 2423 | 3204 | — | 3045 | 3135 | — | 6116 | — | — | 319 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 1860 | 1790 | 1236 | 6661 | 6691 | 6137 | 6206 | 5186 | 5789 | 6123 | 6275 | 7711 | 4077 | 5808 | 8110 | 9035 | 9473 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 81 | 81 | 105 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 337 | 337 | 362 | 366 | 195 | 195 | 253 | 191 |
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