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Piha-The Bar surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand
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Piha-The Bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Piha-The Bar sea temperature is
17.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Piha-The Bar today?
The current surf forecast for Piha-The Bar at 2AM is: 2.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (15 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (15 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Piha-The Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 14 | Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | Sun 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | |
2811 | 2404 | 2374 | 2054 | 1860 | 1542 | 1407 | 1271 | 1170 | 1154 | 947 | 841 | 757 | 757 | 757 | 734 | 609 | 496 | 485 | 590 | 525 | 596 | 887 | 857 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 7:35PM2.66m | 7:51AM2.77m | 8:22PM2.84m | 8:39AM2.88m | 9:09PM2.97m | 9:27AM2.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:42AM0.30m | 2:07PM0.08m | 2:31AM0.16m | 2:54PM-0.02m | 3:20AM0.06m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | |
5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | |
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Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 |
12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 17 |
2811 | 2404 | 2374 | 2054 | 1860 | 1542 | 1407 | 1271 | 1170 | 1154 | 947 | 841 | 757 | 757 | 757 | 734 | 609 | 496 | 479 | 471 | 471 | 471 | 416 | 857 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 26 | WSW 24 | WSW 24 | WSW 22 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 12 |
— | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 55 | 108 | 186 | 404 | 389 | 485 | 590 | 525 | 596 | 887 | 301 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | — | — | SE 7 | — | — | SSE 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | 23 | — | — | 24 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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