Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Piha-The Bar today (09 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 17s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Piha-The Bar at 5PM is: 2.3m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (09 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (09 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Piha-The Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2867 | 2888 | 2784 | 2716 | 2325 | 2029 | 1811 | 1611 | 1467 | 1275 | 1517 | 1517 | 1536 | 1373 | 1356 | 1257 | 1257 | 1178 | 1001 | 1001 | 949 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 9:19AM2.71m | 9:35PM2.85m | 9:59AM2.82m | 10:13PM2.89m | 10:35AM2.88m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:25PM0.19m | 3:49AM0.07m | 4:06PM0.13m | 4:27AM0.03m | 4:45PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 16 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 2867 | 2888 | 2784 | 2716 | 2325 | 2029 | 1811 | 1611 | 1467 | 1275 | 1517 | 1517 | 1536 | 1373 | 1356 | 1257 | 1257 | 1178 | 1001 | 1001 | 949 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | S 7 | S 6 | NW 7 | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | SW 18 | NW 7 | NW 7 | W 8 | W 9 | NW 7 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 68 | 50 | 49 | 4 | 3 | 25 | — | 16 | 15 | 383 | 21 | 36 | 6 | 26 | 119 | 264 | — | — | — | — | 281 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | — | — | W 8 | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 20 | 10 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | 12 | — | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNE 3 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | 44 | 115 | 3 | 283 | 326 | 333 | 359 | 329 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 44 | 85 | 105 | 85 | 73 | 98 |
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