Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Piha-The Bar today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 18s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Piha-The Bar at 11AM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Piha-The Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu morning, strong winds from the SW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 18 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 814 | 800 | 835 | 732 | 759 | 808 | 1390 | 1904 | 2410 | 12607 | 14262 | 14605 | 12992 | 12710 | 12310 | 12918 | 13356 | 13804 | 6382 | 5955 | 5394 | 12634 | 11426 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 8:39AM2.73m | 9:00PM2.96m | 9:22AM2.85m | 9:40PM3.03m | 10:01AM2.92m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:30AM0.15m | 2:46PM0.11m | 3:14AM0.02m | 3:29PM0.02m | 3:55AM-0.05m | 4:10PM-0.01m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 19 | — | — | SW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | SW 16 |
| kJ | 814 | 800 | 713 | 732 | 759 | 740 | 1390 | 1904 | 2410 | 12607 | — | — | 12992 | 12710 | — | — | — | — | — | 2372 | 3460 | — | 11426 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 441 | 553 | 835 | 637 | 608 | 808 | 792 | 1567 | 2230 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WSW 15 | WSW 25 | SW 24 | SW 23 | SW 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 21 | 59 | 142 | 259 | 671 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 4 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | — | SW 10 | SW 7 | SW 9 | SW 14 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | — | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 16 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 9 | 5 | 2 | — | 1026 | 623 | 1109 | 4904 | 14262 | 14605 | 10586 | — | 12310 | 12918 | 13356 | 13804 | 6382 | 5955 | 5394 | 12634 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 125 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 81 | 44 | 44 | 81 | 81 | 54 | 81 | 102 | 120 | 81 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 171 | 171 | 124 | 103 | 103 |
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