Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Piha-The Bar today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Piha-The Bar at 3PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Piha-The Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Thu night, strong winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 867 | 649 | 572 | 613 | 494 | 620 | 627 | 691 | 871 | 1525 | 2376 | 1402 | 1538 | 1949 | 3296 | 3496 | 3491 | 3539 | 3752 | 5686 | 5474 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 12:29PM2.59m | 00:44AM2.45m | 1:09PM2.42m | 1:26AM2.26m | 1:57PM2.24m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:22AM0.33m | 6:44PM0.50m | 7:01AM0.53m | 7:27PM0.69m | 7:46AM0.71m | 8:19PM0.87m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WNW 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | — | — |
| kJ | 867 | 649 | 572 | 613 | 494 | 620 | 627 | 691 | 871 | 1525 | 2376 | 1402 | 660 | 1949 | 3296 | 3496 | 3491 | 3539 | 1933 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 18 | WSW 6 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WSW 14 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 17 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 15 | 25 | 34 | 31 | 28 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | 402 | 1538 | 422 | 143 | 1008 | 1972 | 1766 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 15 | — | 32 | 31 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | ESE 4 | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 42 | 69 | 96 | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | 13 | — | 3752 | 5686 | 5474 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 231 | 312 | 312 | 153 | 121 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 325 | 325 | 8 | 106 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 44 | 85 | 105 | 124 |
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