Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Piha-The Bar today (22 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Piha-The Bar at 12AM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Piha-The Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, fresh winds from the NW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 893 | 1065 | 1016 | 934 | 811 | 752 | 752 | 742 | 318 | 225 | 222 | 219 | 219 | 341 | 670 | 1349 | 2177 | 2532 | 1887 |
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 | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:12AM2.00m | 5:03PM2.07m | 5:34AM1.99m | 6:19PM2.13m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:08PM0.97m | 10:37AM0.91m | 11:24PM0.99m | 11:51AM0.89m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 893 | 1065 | 1016 | 934 | 811 | 752 | 752 | 742 | 318 | 225 | 222 | 219 | 219 | 151 | 96 | 234 | 321 | 2532 | 1887 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 24 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 16 | WSW 19 | — | WSW 18 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 271 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 35 | 33 | 142 | 137 | 205 | 103 | 148 | — | 276 | 272 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | — | — | — | WSW 19 | — | — | W 13 | WSW 18 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 44 | 40 | — | — | — | 146 | — | — | 4 | 356 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 49 | 61 | 17 | 30 | 108 | 193 | 341 | 670 | 1349 | 2177 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 120 | 125 | 119 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 187 | 312 | 312 | 312 | 325 | 325 | 340 | 340 | 340 | 337 | 73 | 73 |
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