
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Piha-The Bar today (06 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 16s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Piha-The Bar at 9PM is: 4.5m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 2.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Jul) | 13ft (4.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (06 Jul) | 15ft (4.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Piha-The Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thu 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 17 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5719 | 11030 | 9767 | 8748 | 7292 | 5351 | 4877 | 4299 | 3773 | 3162 | 2662 | 2785 | 2458 | 2032 | 2229 | 2570 | 2158 | 2600 | 2399 | 2436 | 2449 | 1979 | 3313 | 3707 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 1:53AM2.54m | 2:23PM2.37m | 2:42AM2.48m | 3:19PM2.34m | 3:40AM2.43m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:45PM0.51m | 8:18AM0.45m | 8:35PM0.58m | 9:10AM0.48m | 9:33PM0.62m | 10:09AM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | |
5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 17 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 11 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 |
5719 | 11030 | 9767 | 8748 | 7292 | 5351 | 4877 | 4299 | 3773 | 3162 | 2662 | 2785 | 2458 | 2032 | 2229 | 1806 | 99 | 186 | 293 | 2436 | 2449 | 1979 | 3313 | 3707 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | S 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 21 | WSW 21 | — | — | — | SW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
1689 | 700 | 684 | 766 | 47 | 216 | 148 | 123 | 98 | 69 | 41 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 18 | 44 | — | — | — | 460 | 547 | 798 | 818 | 1108 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | — | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 24 | WSW 24 | WSW 23 |
— | 31 | 50 | 57 | 48 | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 55 | 54 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | — | NE 4 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SE 4 | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | S 6 | S 6 | — | — |
1414 | — | 13 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 28 | 31 | 28 | 31 | 67 | 34 | — | — | — | 2570 | 2158 | 2600 | 2399 | — | 105 | 190 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 106 | 54 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 44 | 81 | 81 | 93 | 73 | 85 | 73 | 44 | 46 | 0 |
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