
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Piha-The Bar today (07 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Piha-The Bar at 7AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (07 Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (07 Nov) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Piha-The Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 7 | Sunday 8 | Monday 9 | Tue 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | 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 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
202 | 202 | 197 | 158 | 158 | 158 | 187 | 276 | 321 | 279 | 263 | 237 | 329 | 632 | 949 | 1175 | 1351 | 1463 | 1627 | 1387 | 1243 | 1110 | 888 | 837 | 734 | 649 | 606 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:55AM2.63m | 9:09PM2.66m | 9:34AM2.72m | 9:47PM2.69m | 10:11AM2.77m | 10:24PM2.69m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:40AM0.27m | 3:01PM0.35m | 3:21AM0.21m | 3:43PM0.30m | 3:59AM0.19m | 4:22PM0.28m | 4:36AM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | 8:02 | |
mm | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WNW 9 | 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 13 |
202 | 202 | 197 | 158 | 144 | 144 | 135 | 128 | 133 | 163 | 154 | 172 | 172 | 333 | 949 | 1175 | 1351 | 1463 | 1627 | 1387 | 1243 | 1110 | 888 | 837 | 734 | 649 | 606 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 16 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 16 | W 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 5 | NW 6 |
130 | 128 | 137 | 144 | 26 | 49 | 31 | 78 | 85 | 109 | 166 | 69 | 322 | 632 | 225 | 201 | 165 | 93 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 39 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SW 21 | WSW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 15 | WSW 18 | W 13 | W 12 | WSW 16 | W 10 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
18 | 17 | 38 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 78 | 8 | 31 | 4 | 12 | 173 | 72 | 119 | 143 | 47 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 2 | NE 3 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | N 4 | N 5 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 |
3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 158 | 158 | 187 | 276 | 321 | 279 | 263 | 237 | 329 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 13 | 21 | 8 | 8 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 106 | 239 | 239 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 102 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 106 |
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