Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Piha-The Bar today (14 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Piha-The Bar at 10AM is: 1.9m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 20s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Piha-The Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the S by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 18 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1289 | 1354 | 1849 | 1849 | 1948 | 751 | 943 | 1258 | 1650 | 2162 | 2674 | 3469 | 3797 | 3986 | 3647 | 3555 | 7073 | 6816 | 6917 | 6861 | 5252 | 7655 | 7976 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:25AM2.90m | 10:45PM3.10m | 11:07AM2.89m | 11:25PM3.03m | 11:47AM2.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:20AM-0.05m | 4:34PM-0.05m | 5:03AM-0.06m | 5:17PM-0.01m | 5:43AM0.00m | 5:58PM0.11m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | SW 16 | WSW 16 | — | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 1289 | 1354 | 1849 | 1849 | 1948 | 638 | 943 | 1258 | 1650 | 2162 | 2674 | 3469 | 3797 | 3986 | 3647 | 3555 | — | 6816 | 6917 | — | 5252 | 7655 | 5691 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | W 9 | W 9 | NW 7 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 382 | 313 | 151 | 151 | — | 751 | 644 | 103 | 78 | 12 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 196 | — | 149 | 218 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SSW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 16 | — | SW 8 | SW 16 | S 8 | S 9 | SW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 14 | 30 | 44 | 103 | 269 | 368 | 535 | 886 | 899 | 7073 | — | 507 | 6861 | 707 | 951 | 7976 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 85 | 81 | 85 | 81 | 81 | 54 | 54 | 93 |
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