Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Piha-The Bar today (11 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 18s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Piha-The Bar at 9PM is: 4.5m 18s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 15ft (4.5m) | 18s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 15ft (4.5m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Piha-The Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Fri night, light winds from the SW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
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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) | SW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 12992 | 12710 | 11848 | 12449 | 14143 | 14124 | 4005 | 3986 | 4729 | 11153 | 10772 | 10265 | 10135 | 10131 | 10400 | 10025 | 9507 | 8996 | 7762 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:40PM3.03m | 10:01AM2.92m | 10:18PM3.02m | 10:39AM2.92m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:29PM0.02m | 3:55AM-0.05m | 4:10PM-0.01m | 4:33AM-0.04m | 4:49PM0.04m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 12992 | 12710 | — | — | — | — | 3463 | 3986 | 4729 | — | 10772 | 10265 | — | — | — | — | 9507 | 8996 | 7762 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | — | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 10303 | — | 11848 | 12449 | 14143 | 14124 | 4005 | 3360 | 2893 | 11153 | 9403 | — | 10135 | 10131 | 10400 | 10025 | — | 6986 | 6386 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 120 | 81 | 44 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 138 | 93 | 124 | 103 | 85 | 85 | 124 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 138 | 166 | 228 |
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