Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Piha-The Bar today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Piha-The Bar at 12AM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.3m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 26s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Piha-The Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Sat night, strong winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 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 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3100 | 844 | 721 | 612 | 784 | 1024 | 1464 | 1769 | 2346 | 3100 | 3380 | 3569 | 3716 | 3630 | 3668 | 3288 | 2904 | 2592 | 3630 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:18PM2.89m | 9:39AM2.86m | 9:53PM2.96m | 10:15AM2.93m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:30AM0.04m | 3:45PM0.08m | 4:06AM-0.03m | 4:23PM0.05m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 24 | SW 24 | WSW 17 | WSW 23 | SW 17 | WSW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 |
| kJ | 594 | 582 | 513 | 488 | 314 | 260 | 22 | 22 | 29 | 53 | 45 | 47 | 117 | 116 | 170 | 256 | 480 | 696 | 651 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 26 | W 25 | SW 24 | — | — | WSW 23 | — | WSW 23 | SW 16 | — | — | NW 7 | — | — | SW 14 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 13 | 12 | 22 | — | — | 53 | — | 51 | 42 | — | — | 19 | — | — | 218 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 3100 | 844 | 721 | 612 | 784 | 1024 | 1464 | 1769 | 2346 | 3100 | 3380 | 3569 | 3716 | 3630 | 3668 | 3288 | 2904 | 2592 | 3630 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 85 | 85 | 127 | 127 | 146 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 337 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 73 | 125 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 127 |
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