Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Piha-The Bar today (29 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Piha-The Bar at 2PM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 1.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (29 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (29 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Piha-The Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 885 | 939 | 929 | 620 | 617 | 961 | 3732 | 4038 | 4505 | 4794 | 4936 | 5400 | 6798 | 7816 | 8483 | 8697 | 7965 | 5259 | 7387 | 6532 | 5621 | 4936 | 4232 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:17PM2.96m | 00:38AM2.77m | 1:05PM2.85m | 1:29AM2.61m | 2:00PM2.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:05AM0.02m | 6:34PM0.13m | 6:54AM0.14m | 7:27PM0.26m | 7:47AM0.30m | 8:26PM0.41m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | — | W 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 15 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 21 | — | 19 | 373 | 617 | 961 | 3732 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2198 | 7387 | 6532 | 5621 | 4936 | 4232 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 885 | 939 | 929 | 620 | 585 | 671 | — | 4038 | 4505 | 4794 | 4936 | 5400 | 6798 | 7816 | 8483 | 8697 | 7965 | 5259 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 340 | 236 | 125 | 340 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 124 | 339 | 195 | 362 | 362 | 377 | 362 | 362 | 388 | 291 | 153 | 153 | 228 | 231 | 231 | 0 |
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