Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Piha-The Bar today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Piha-The Bar at 7PM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 21s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Piha-The Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3873 | 3665 | 3615 | 3419 | 3664 | 6461 | 6388 | 6242 | 5807 | 5074 | 4518 | 4055 | 3577 | 3097 | 2699 | 2378 | 2346 | 2053 | 1850 | 1662 | 1509 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:17PM2.75m | 00:38AM2.90m | 1:02PM2.64m | 1:22AM2.73m | 1:49PM2.50m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:14AM0.05m | 6:28PM0.12m | 6:59AM0.16m | 7:14PM0.28m | 7:45AM0.30m | 8:02PM0.46m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 3873 | 3665 | 3615 | 3419 | 3178 | 6461 | 6388 | 6242 | 5807 | 5074 | 4518 | 4055 | 3577 | 3097 | 2699 | 2378 | 2346 | 2053 | 1850 | 1662 | 1509 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 21 |
| kJ | — | — | 166 | 605 | 1637 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 154 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 15 | — | SW 15 | SW 17 | — | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 3093 | — | 3664 | 5282 | — | 5240 | 4674 | 4158 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 44 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 44 | 73 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
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