Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Piha-The Bar today (04 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Piha-The Bar at 1PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (04 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (04 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Piha-The Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun morning, strong winds from the NW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tue 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | NW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 138 | 133 | 87 | 103 | 171 | 155 | 220 | 1012 | 1306 | 896 | 614 | 582 | 563 | 651 | 532 | 884 | 3923 | 4920 | 4159 | 7365 | 5698 | 4938 | 9830 | 9161 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:12PM2.47m | 00:31AM2.64m | 12:51PM2.44m | 1:10AM2.60m | 1:35PM2.40m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:11AM0.40m | 6:20PM0.40m | 6:50AM0.41m | 7:00PM0.45m | 7:32AM0.43m | 7:45PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | 5:17 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 16 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 10 | WNW 10 | — | SW 22 | WSW 21 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 138 | 133 | 87 | 103 | 171 | 155 | 220 | 69 | 1306 | 896 | 614 | 397 | 563 | 651 | 363 | 884 | — | 121 | 291 | 7365 | 5698 | 4938 | 9830 | 9161 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 14 | W 13 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 17 | WSW 20 | SW 16 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 11 | W 11 | WNW 8 | WSW 16 | — | SW 22 | — | WSW 20 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SSW 10 | S 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 15 | 54 | 71 | 44 | 44 | 75 | 75 | 132 | 356 | 486 | 582 | 95 | 112 | 224 | 796 | — | 121 | — | 798 | 1707 | 3164 | 19 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 13 | — | WSW 20 | NW 12 | — | WSW 10 | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 16 | SW 24 | — | — | — | — | S 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 6 | 6 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 28 | — | 75 | 6 | — | 37 | 112 | 78 | 532 | 22 | — | — | — | — | 58 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NNE 4 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 34 | 78 | 153 | 1012 | — | — | — | — | 396 | 378 | 334 | 25 | 3923 | 4920 | 4159 | — | — | 9 | 37 | 21 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 106 | 325 | 330 | 335 | 123 | 75 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 102 | 1 | 106 | 123 | 116 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 110 | 11 | 8 | 101 |
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