Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Piha-The Bar today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Piha-The Bar at 2AM is: 4.0m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 15ft (4.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Piha-The Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue night, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue night, light winds from the SSE by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 14 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4207 | 2231 | 2815 | 7575 | 7092 | 6168 | 6864 | 9227 | 9305 | 8478 | 7584 | 7059 | 6471 | 5991 | 5120 | 4580 | 4222 |
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 | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:42PM2.26m | 7:06AM2.22m | 7:28PM2.43m | 7:49AM2.40m | 8:07PM2.61m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:56AM0.74m | 1:10PM0.65m | 1:39AM0.54m | 1:52PM0.47m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 157 | 728 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9305 | 8478 | 7584 | 7059 | 6471 | 5991 | 5120 | 4580 | 4222 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4207 | 2231 | 2815 | 7575 | 7092 | 6168 | 6864 | 9227 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 339 | 346 | 291 | 191 | 309 | 191 | 231 | 228 | 251 | 153 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 85 |
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