Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Piha-The Bar today (19 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Piha-The Bar at 11PM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Piha-The Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 686 | 1399 | 905 | 869 | 701 | 661 | 792 | 700 | 689 | 746 | 746 | 1075 | 1095 | 992 | 944 | 853 | 886 | 2111 | 2111 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:14AM1.97m | 5:51PM2.13m | 6:27AM2.06m | 6:52PM2.25m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:04PM0.94m | 11:26AM0.92m | 00:13AM0.85m | 12:31PM0.82m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 486 | 1399 | 905 | 869 | 256 | 326 | 304 | 311 | 266 | 746 | 746 | 1075 | 1095 | 992 | 944 | 736 | 886 | 2111 | 2111 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 20 | — | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 686 | — | — | — | 701 | 661 | 792 | 700 | 689 | 210 | 164 | 37 | — | 126 | 608 | 853 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 22 | W 22 | — | WSW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | — | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 126 | 173 | 222 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 606 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 85 | 0 | 138 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 127 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 231 | 231 | 231 | 138 | 85 |
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