Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Piha-The Bar today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Piha-The Bar at 1AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 19s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Piha-The Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun morning, light winds from the WSW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 318 | 225 | 222 | 219 | 219 | 289 | 593 | 1097 | 1809 | 2098 | 1851 | 1839 | 3634 | 5056 | 6459 | 8333 | 8092 | 6979 | 6428 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:03PM2.07m | 5:34AM1.99m | 6:19PM2.13m | 6:44AM2.08m | 7:17PM2.27m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:24PM0.99m | 11:51AM0.89m | 00:34AM0.91m | 12:54PM0.78m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | W 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 318 | 225 | 222 | 219 | 219 | 195 | 99 | 149 | 321 | 2098 | 249 | 422 | 3634 | 5056 | 6459 | 8333 | 8092 | 6979 | 6428 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 24 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | — | WSW 17 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | 28 | 28 | 142 | 137 | 205 | 146 | 145 | — | 386 | 280 | 283 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 24 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | — | — | — | WSW 16 | — | — | — | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | 44 | 40 | — | — | — | 103 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 5 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | — | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 66 | 13 | 26 | 69 | 139 | 289 | 593 | 1097 | 1809 | — | 1851 | 1839 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 339 | 312 | 312 | 325 | 339 | 340 | 340 | 337 | 337 | 73 | 125 | 171 | 231 | 231 | 231 | 231 | 231 | 231 | 231 |
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