Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Piha-The Bar today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Piha-The Bar at 9AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Piha-The Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat morning, light winds from the W by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 871 | 607 | 488 | 390 | 451 | 1113 | 1294 | 972 | 1130 | 1709 | 2598 | 5242 | 16305 | 18474 | 15728 | 12816 | 10306 | 8831 | 7217 | 5292 | 4407 | 4005 | 3629 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:58AM2.11m | 5:43PM2.16m | 6:05AM2.10m | 6:46PM2.21m | 7:06AM2.15m | 7:40PM2.32m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:20AM0.79m | 11:59PM0.90m | 12:22PM0.78m | 1:00AM0.85m | 1:19PM0.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 871 | 607 | 488 | 390 | 451 | 419 | 527 | 397 | 261 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12816 | 10306 | 8831 | 7217 | 5292 | 4407 | 4005 | 3629 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 22 | SW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 9 | 16 | 37 | 126 | 355 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | 124 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | 21 | 58 | 154 | 415 | 1113 | 1294 | 972 | 1130 | 1709 | 2598 | 5242 | 16305 | 18474 | 15728 | 11016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 121 | 325 | 346 | 325 | 325 | 325 | 78 | 78 | 98 | 110 | 127 | 253 | 352 | 228 | 85 | 85 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 44 |
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