Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Piha-The Bar today (19 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Piha-The Bar at 4PM is: 3.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Piha-The Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sun afternoon). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6221 | 5944 | 6021 | 6292 | 5789 | 2881 | 6275 | 6625 | 7669 | 10216 | 6960 | 9417 | 9426 | 10658 | 11140 | 11166 | 10388 | 8915 | 7584 | 6694 | 5766 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:59PM2.10m | 3:31AM1.96m | 4:22PM2.04m | 4:59AM1.95m | 5:42PM2.11m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:42AM0.87m | 9:27PM0.99m | 9:55AM0.96m | 10:48PM1.01m | 11:14AM0.93m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | — | — | WSW 15 | — | WSW 15 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 3045 | — | — | 6292 | — | 2881 | 319 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10658 | 11140 | 11166 | 10388 | 8915 | 7584 | 6694 | 5766 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | WSW 15 | WSW 8 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | — |
| kJ | 6221 | 5944 | 6021 | — | 5789 | 1003 | 6275 | 6625 | 7669 | 10216 | 6960 | 9417 | 9426 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5392 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 337 | 337 | 364 | 366 | 346 | 195 | 253 | 191 | 191 | 231 | 231 | 231 | 366 | 364 | 231 | 337 |
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