Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Piha-The Bar today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 19s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Piha-The Bar at 8AM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Piha-The Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1010 | 886 | 672 | 634 | 536 | 528 | 590 | 572 | 418 | 399 | 480 | 464 | 422 | 330 | 397 | 387 | 367 | 301 | 290 | 356 | 932 | 879 | 864 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:00AM2.58m | 8:30PM2.84m | 8:53AM2.73m | 9:19PM3.00m | 9:41AM2.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:50AM0.37m | 2:10PM0.23m | 2:45AM0.18m | 3:02PM0.08m | 3:35AM0.04m | 3:49PM-0.02m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 1010 | 886 | 672 | 634 | 536 | 528 | 414 | 346 | 257 | 399 | 480 | 464 | 422 | 330 | 397 | 387 | 180 | 204 | 290 | 356 | 647 | 615 | 607 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 100 | 82 | 77 | 55 | 55 | 346 | 590 | 572 | 418 | 196 | 152 | 96 | 54 | 106 | 132 | 151 | 367 | 301 | 261 | 257 | 932 | 879 | 864 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 24 | WSW 24 | SW 22 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | W 13 | SW 6 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | — |
| kJ | 22 | 54 | 123 | 180 | 294 | 38 | 37 | 22 | 15 | 11 | — | 3 | 1 | 18 | 18 | 102 | 98 | 183 | 266 | 319 | 323 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 44 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 40 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
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