Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Piha-The Bar today (16 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Piha-The Bar at 6AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (16 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 Nov) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Piha-The Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the SW by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wednesday 18 | Thu 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 425 | 325 | 314 | 242 | 242 | 288 | 455 | 593 | 707 | 917 | 1009 | 1031 | 1016 | 1111 | 1111 | 1095 | 1065 | 1214 | 2664 | 2542 | 2390 | 2802 | 3000 | 3123 | 1030 | 1216 | 3759 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:22AM2.17m | 2:51PM2.29m | 3:17AM2.09m | 3:47PM2.23m | 4:22AM2.06m | 4:50PM2.22m | 5:29AM2.10m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:35AM0.73m | 9:16PM0.79m | 9:31AM0.81m | 10:15PM0.81m | 10:32AM0.84m | 11:16PM0.75m | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | 8:13 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | SW 15 | W 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WNW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | WNW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 425 | 325 | 314 | 242 | 242 | 288 | 455 | 593 | 707 | 465 | 1009 | 1031 | 1016 | 1111 | 530 | 1095 | 1065 | 1214 | 151 | 113 | 75 | 51 | — | 40 | 1030 | 1216 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | — | SW 15 | — | — | — | WSW 14 | SW 14 | — | WNW 8 | — | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 82 | 123 | 143 | 181 | 179 | 234 | 322 | 362 | 425 | — | 523 | — | — | — | 1111 | 811 | — | 303 | — | 122 | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | WNW 3 | NW 6 | — | — | W 11 | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 2 | — | — | 917 | — | 586 | 675 | 677 | — | 450 | 414 | — | 2664 | 2542 | 2390 | 2802 | 3000 | 3123 | 801 | 1002 | 3759 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 40 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 1 | 153 | 81 | 81 | 93 | 180 | 85 | 85 | 81 | 81 |
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