Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Piha-The Bar today (20 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Piha-The Bar at 10PM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 21s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 20). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Piha-The Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1759 | 1531 | 1310 | 1196 | 1214 | 1196 | 1058 | 1027 | 1011 | 905 | 905 | 746 | 679 | 585 | 479 | 373 | 330 | 205 | 205 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:08AM2.54m | 2:39PM2.37m | 2:57AM2.35m | 3:34PM2.25m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:02PM0.46m | 8:32AM0.46m | 8:53PM0.64m | 9:23AM0.61m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 1759 | 1531 | 1310 | 1196 | 1214 | 1196 | 1058 | 1027 | 1011 | 905 | 905 | 746 | 679 | 585 | 479 | 373 | 330 | 205 | 205 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 21 | — | S 7 | — | — | SW 20 | — | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 18 | 18 | 18 | — | 4 | — | — | 15 | — | — | 31 | 31 | 72 | 68 | 51 | 102 | 102 | 91 | 86 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | — | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 65 | 123 | 193 | 178 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 98 | 127 | 127 | 228 | 191 | 153 |
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