Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Piha-The Bar today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Piha-The Bar at 10AM is: 0.9m 17s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Piha-The Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Wed morning, calm by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 10 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 418 | 399 | 480 | 464 | 422 | 330 | 397 | 387 | 372 | 301 | 293 | 339 | 932 | 879 | 981 | 1018 | 1289 | 1354 | 1785 | 1849 | 1948 | 949 | 1114 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | off |
High Tide | 8:53AM2.73m | 9:19PM3.00m | 9:41AM2.84m | 10:03PM3.09m | 10:25AM2.90m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:45AM0.18m | 3:02PM0.08m | 3:35AM0.04m | 3:49PM-0.02m | 4:20AM-0.05m | 4:34PM-0.05m | |||||||||||||||||
 | |  |  |  |  | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | |
 | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WNW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 257 | 399 | 480 | 464 | 422 | 330 | 397 | 198 | 216 | 245 | 255 | 339 | 647 | 615 | 476 | 1018 | 1289 | 1354 | 1785 | 1849 | 1948 | 949 | 1114 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | — | W 10 | WSW 18 |
| kJ | 418 | 157 | 152 | 71 | 54 | 106 | 132 | 387 | 372 | 301 | 293 | 257 | 932 | 879 | 981 | 451 | 382 | 313 | 151 | 151 | — | 179 | 644 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | — |
| kJ | 15 | 11 | — | 2 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 102 | 98 | 183 | 266 | 319 | 323 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 497 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 12 | 13 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 121 | 8 | 106 | 106 | 40 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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