Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Piha-The Bar today (31 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Piha-The Bar at 9PM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 3.0m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Piha-The Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri afternoon, calm by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1274 | 2817 | 4134 | 5461 | 5612 | 5383 | 4595 | 4206 | 3611 | 3088 | 2715 | 2172 | 1711 | 1369 | 1208 | 966 | 806 | 478 | 459 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 10:54PM2.81m | 11:10AM2.64m | 11:28PM2.82m | 11:46AM2.64m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:07AM0.24m | 5:17PM0.22m | 5:43AM0.22m | 5:53PM0.25m | |||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | | |  | |  | | | | | |  | | |  | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 1274 | 627 | 4134 | 5461 | 5612 | 5383 | 4595 | 4206 | 3611 | 3088 | 2715 | 2172 | 1711 | 1369 | 1208 | 966 | 806 | 478 | 459 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | W 24 | SW 23 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 22 | WSW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | — | 582 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 44 | 63 | 99 | 100 | 98 | 255 | 190 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 19 | WSW 18 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 143 | 226 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | — |
| kJ | 649 | 2817 | 3513 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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