Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Piha-The Bar today (14 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Piha-The Bar at 7PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 14). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Piha-The Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the SE by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 18 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1849 | 1849 | 1948 | 751 | 943 | 1258 | 1650 | 2162 | 2674 | 3469 | 3797 | 3986 | 3887 | 3789 | 3647 | 4225 | 6832 | 6444 | 5796 | 6723 | 8153 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 10:25AM2.90m | 10:45PM3.10m | 11:07AM2.89m | 11:25PM3.03m | 11:47AM2.83m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:34PM-0.05m | 5:03AM-0.06m | 5:17PM-0.01m | 5:43AM0.00m | 5:58PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 8 |
Feels °C | 12 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 1849 | 1849 | 1948 | 638 | 943 | 1258 | 1650 | 2162 | 2674 | 3469 | 3797 | 3986 | 3887 | 3789 | 3647 | 4225 | 6832 | 6444 | 5796 | 6723 | 8153 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | W 9 | W 9 | NW 7 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | SSW 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 151 | 151 | — | 751 | 644 | 103 | 78 | 14 | 151 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 57 | 154 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 10 | — | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | — | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 154 | — | 149 | 218 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | — | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 34 | — | 218 | 285 | 428 | 731 | 848 | 993 | 965 | 5492 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 81 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 101 | 44 | 0 | 54 |
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