Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Piha-The Bar today (14 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Piha-The Bar at 10PM is: 2.2m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Piha-The Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Wed night, strong winds from the W by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | WSW 15 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WNW 8 | W 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1527 | 1356 | 2004 | 1028 | 838 | 779 | 824 | 734 | 1018 | 1493 | 1346 | 1452 | 3880 | 8050 | 6696 | 6011 | 4059 | 3352 | 2884 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 00:35AM2.57m | 12:57PM2.60m | 1:13AM2.41m | 1:38PM2.44m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:49AM0.38m | 7:14PM0.52m | 7:27AM0.55m | 7:57PM0.69m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WNW 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 1527 | 1356 | 2004 | 1028 | 838 | 779 | 632 | 734 | 1018 | 1493 | 1346 | 1452 | — | 8050 | 6696 | 6011 | 4059 | 3352 | 2884 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 6 | — | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 18 | WSW 13 | WSW 18 | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 66 | — | 87 | 92 | 33 | 824 | 124 | — | — | 662 | 688 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 20 | — | WSW 18 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 15 | — | 32 | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | — | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | — | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 10 | — | — | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 69 | — | 89 | 162 | 187 | 476 | — | 546 | 493 | 394 | 693 | 1433 | 3880 | — | — | 403 | 579 | 1283 | 1067 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 85 | 325 | 98 | 103 | 121 | 1 | 129 | 146 | 278 | 278 | 85 | 44 | 127 | 153 | 101 | 85 | 81 | 124 | 119 |
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