Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Piha-The Bar today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Piha-The Bar at 5AM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Piha-The Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri afternoon, calm by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 14 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 711 | 1582 | 1509 | 1390 | 1411 | 1310 | 1126 | 845 | 833 | 480 | 935 | 766 | 862 | 895 | 1566 | 2900 | 3799 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:44PM2.68m | 9:59AM2.56m | 10:20PM2.76m | 10:35AM2.61m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:56AM0.39m | 4:06PM0.29m | 4:32AM0.30m | 4:41PM0.24m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 711 | 1582 | 1509 | 1390 | 1411 | 1310 | 1126 | 845 | 833 | 479 | 569 | 528 | 862 | 763 | — | 412 | 463 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | — | — | WSW 16 | — | — | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 21 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 346 | — | — | 177 | — | — | 126 | 373 | 45 | 417 | 268 | 539 | 246 | 246 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 214 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 14 | 33 | 55 | 44 | 45 | 136 | 480 | 935 | 766 | 836 | 895 | 1566 | 2900 | 3799 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 116 | 160 | 8 | 339 | 123 | 78 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 75 | 44 | 44 |
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