Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Piha-The Bar today (06 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 17s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Piha-The Bar at 1PM is: 3.5m 17s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 17s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Piha-The Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun night, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Mon morning, light winds from the SSE by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WNW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5772 | 5720 | 6432 | 6634 | 6987 | 5718 | 4938 | 4819 | 4432 | 3936 | 4084 | 3913 | 3576 | 3114 | 1809 | 1601 | 1143 | 1575 | 1613 | 1248 | 1201 | 1254 | 1939 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:12AM2.21m | 5:03PM2.33m | 5:41AM2.24m | 6:22PM2.46m | 6:54AM2.39m | 7:25PM2.65m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:37AM0.66m | 11:26PM0.69m | 11:55AM0.59m | 00:40AM0.54m | 1:02PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 12 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 5772 | 5720 | 6432 | 6634 | 6987 | 5718 | 4938 | 4819 | 4432 | 3936 | 4084 | 3913 | 3576 | 3114 | 1742 | 1064 | 961 | 1575 | 1613 | 1248 | 545 | 469 | 101 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WSW 22 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1043 | — | 254 | 579 | 1809 | 1601 | 1143 | 237 | 249 | 199 | 127 | 127 | 46 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | SW 18 | W 18 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 104 | 71 | — | — | — | 12 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | NW 6 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 14 | 184 | 383 | 305 | 365 | 543 | — | 752 | 371 | 953 | — | 128 | 52 | 50 | 175 | 230 | 1201 | 1254 | 1939 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 312 | 312 | 325 | 325 | 363 | 363 | 325 | 325 | 146 | 78 | 228 | 44 | 44 | 78 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 129 |
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