Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Piha-The Bar today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Piha-The Bar at 3PM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 5.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 13ft (4.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Piha-The Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 7511 | 5567 | 4346 | 3911 | 3544 | 3324 | 3025 | 2732 | 2682 | 2121 | 2052 | 1906 | 1497 | 1459 | 1361 | 1236 | 1062 | 956 | 509 | 651 | 563 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | 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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 7:06AM2.15m | 7:40PM2.32m | 7:58AM2.26m | 8:26PM2.44m | 8:42AM2.37m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:19PM0.71m | 1:53AM0.75m | 2:08PM0.60m | 2:38AM0.62m | 2:50PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 7511 | 5567 | 4346 | 3911 | 3544 | 3324 | 3025 | 2732 | 2682 | 2121 | 2052 | 1906 | 1497 | 1459 | 1361 | 1236 | 1062 | 956 | 509 | 651 | 563 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 7 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 514 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 119 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 17 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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