Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Piha-The Bar today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Piha-The Bar at 4PM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Piha-The Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the WSW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 975 | 1138 | 1308 | 1401 | 1180 | 1083 | 835 | 607 | 488 | 390 | 474 | 1461 | 1283 | 1437 | 1758 | 3346 | 5828 | 10565 | 13786 | 15748 | 15048 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:36PM2.17m | 4:58AM2.11m | 5:43PM2.16m | 6:05AM2.10m | 6:46PM2.21m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:19AM0.73m | 10:53PM0.88m | 11:20AM0.79m | 11:59PM0.90m | 12:22PM0.78m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 975 | 1138 | 1308 | 1401 | 1180 | 1083 | 835 | 607 | 488 | 390 | 443 | 386 | 560 | 126 | 261 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | W 6 | W 21 | SW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 56 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | 39 | 9 | 16 | 37 | 124 | 355 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 18 | 56 | 181 | 474 | 1461 | 1283 | 1437 | 1758 | 3346 | 5828 | 10565 | 13786 | 15748 | 15048 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 231 | 101 | 153 | 314 | 121 | 8 | 166 | 325 | 323 | 325 | 78 | 78 | 122 | 110 | 337 | 362 | 362 | 169 | 85 |
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