Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Piha-The Bar today (03 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 17s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Piha-The Bar at 11AM is: 1.5m 19s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 2.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (03 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 19s |
| Evening (03 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Piha-The Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 428 | 936 | 1519 | 1770 | 2205 | 2490 | 2998 | 2715 | 2652 | 2376 | 2110 | 1953 | 2124 | 2007 | 1785 | 4590 | 3953 | 3558 | 2855 | 2110 | 1632 | 1703 | 1299 |
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-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:02AM2.79m | 12:23PM2.62m | 00:39AM2.73m | 1:03PM2.56m | 1:20AM2.63m | 1:49PM2.49m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:20AM0.23m | 6:32PM0.31m | 6:59AM0.27m | 7:15PM0.40m | 7:44AM0.35m | 8:04PM0.51m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 235 | 936 | 1519 | 1770 | 2205 | 2490 | 2998 | 2715 | 2652 | 2376 | 2110 | 1953 | 1591 | 1412 | 1785 | 4590 | 3953 | 3558 | 2855 | 2110 | 1632 | 1703 | 1299 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | — |
| kJ | 428 | 227 | 182 | 205 | — | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 80 | 80 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SW 13 | S 5 |
| kJ | 359 | 370 | 465 | 589 | 692 | 809 | 901 | 984 | 1121 | 1366 | 1569 | 1790 | 2124 | 2007 | 1642 | 143 | 136 | 159 | 103 | 118 | 77 | 1395 | 35 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 85 | 85 | 127 | 166 | 166 | 138 | 166 | 166 | 166 | 138 | 138 | 103 | 103 | 211 | 171 | 127 | 105 | 105 | 101 | 85 | 101 | 125 | 101 |
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