Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Piha-The Bar today (26 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Piha-The Bar at 11PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Piha-The Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | W 11 | W 10 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1057 | 886 | 763 | 569 | 368 | 434 | 603 | 998 | 2610 | 2352 | 2555 | 1049 | 682 | 1269 | 1121 | 884 | 753 | 690 | 593 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:25PM2.94m | 10:50AM2.99m | 11:07PM2.95m | 11:32AM3.01m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:38AM-0.05m | 5:01PM0.04m | 5:21AM-0.05m | 5:46PM0.05m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | W 11 | W 10 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 1057 | 886 | 763 | 569 | 368 | 434 | 273 | 317 | 2610 | 2352 | 2555 | 1049 | 682 | 1269 | 1121 | 884 | 753 | 690 | 593 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 9 | 8 | 126 | 124 | 123 | 109 | 108 | 105 | — | — | 672 | 320 | 451 | 530 | 441 | 328 | 271 | 168 | 257 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 20 | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | WSW 15 | — | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 12 | — |
| kJ | 37 | — | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 220 | 128 | — | 335 | 186 | 186 | 11 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 10 | 20 | 59 | 131 | 175 | 287 | 603 | 998 | 40 | 64 | 83 | 198 | 297 | — | — | — | — | 289 | 283 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 340 | 93 | 85 | 121 | 195 | 138 | 146 | 434 | 44 | 81 | 73 | 44 | 44 | 73 | 73 | 85 | 339 | 166 | 340 |
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