Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Piha-The Bar today (24 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 17s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Piha-The Bar at 2AM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Piha-The Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 8 | SW 17 | WSW 19 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 273 | 281 | 480 | 532 | 1638 | 1955 | 2072 | 1811 | 1933 | 1721 | 1412 | 1208 | 1010 | 1010 | 899 | 798 | 1887 | 2002 | 1977 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:25PM2.58m | 8:52AM2.60m | 9:05PM2.74m | 9:31AM2.77m | 9:45PM2.86m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:38AM0.31m | 2:55PM0.34m | 3:18AM0.14m | 3:36PM0.19m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 253 | 191 | 140 | 532 | 1638 | 1955 | 2072 | 1811 | 1933 | 1721 | 1412 | 1208 | 1010 | 1010 | 899 | 722 | 1887 | 2002 | 1977 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 273 | 268 | 268 | 77 | 51 | 30 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 490 | 584 | 480 | 418 | 553 | 651 | 798 | 37 | 37 | 37 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | SW 17 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | — | — | SW 22 | WSW 21 | — | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | SSW 6 | — | SW 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 124 | 281 | 480 | 475 | — | — | 118 | 180 | — | — | 18 | 18 | — | 26 | — | 43 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | — | SW 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | — | 31 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 237 | 231 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 337 | 337 | 231 | 121 | 121 | 231 | 231 | 339 | 366 | 235 | 253 | 121 |
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