Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Piha-The Bar today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Piha-The Bar at 1AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Piha-The Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 572 | 613 | 494 | 620 | 627 | 691 | 1164 | 2098 | 2234 | 1402 | 1538 | 1834 | 3022 | 3241 | 3529 | 2582 | 3685 | 5579 | 5265 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 00:44AM2.45m | 1:09PM2.42m | 1:26AM2.26m | 1:57PM2.24m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:44PM0.50m | 7:01AM0.53m | 7:27PM0.69m | 7:46AM0.71m | 8:19PM0.87m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 16 | — | — |
| kJ | 572 | 613 | 494 | 620 | 627 | 691 | 1164 | 2098 | 2234 | 1402 | 1538 | 1834 | 3022 | 3241 | 3529 | 2287 | 1766 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | WSW 18 | SW 6 | WSW 18 | — | WNW 6 | — | — | NW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WSW 17 | NW 8 | WSW 16 | NNW 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 28 | 31 | 20 | 31 | — | 10 | — | — | 143 | 376 | 559 | 442 | 207 | 1206 | 20 | 2582 | 6 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 32 | 31 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 64 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 2 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | — | — | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | 24 | 37 | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | 3685 | 5579 | 5265 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 312 | 153 | 106 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 325 | 325 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 105 | 169 |
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