Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Piha-The Bar today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Piha-The Bar at 6AM is: 2.1m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Piha-The Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun night, fresh winds from the NW by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 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 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2234 | 2178 | 1832 | 1716 | 1337 | 1057 | 886 | 763 | 569 | 434 | 434 | 460 | 837 | 1259 | 3050 | 2400 | 1921 | 846 | 743 | 749 | 731 | 672 | 597 | 589 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:10AM2.91m | 10:25PM2.94m | 10:50AM2.99m | 11:07PM2.95m | 11:32AM3.01m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:58AM0.01m | 4:18PM0.09m | 4:38AM-0.05m | 5:01PM0.04m | 5:21AM-0.05m | 5:46PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 2234 | 2178 | 1832 | 1716 | 1337 | 1057 | 886 | 763 | 569 | 434 | 434 | 362 | 351 | 757 | 3050 | 2400 | 1921 | 846 | 743 | 749 | 731 | 428 | 204 | 589 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SW 6 | — | SW 7 | — | SSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | W 6 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | — | — | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 12 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 21 | 15 | — | 27 | — | 14 | 8 | 126 | 124 | 50 | 109 | 108 | 105 | — | — | 405 | 130 | 458 | 562 | 487 | 335 | 271 | 217 | 243 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 20 | — | WSW 18 | SW 6 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | — | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | — | 31 | 5 | 123 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 272 | 128 | — | 290 | 336 | 247 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 7 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 29 | 8 | 16 | 54 | 111 | 105 | 255 | 460 | 837 | 1259 | — | — | 68 | 127 | 142 | — | — | 672 | 597 | 326 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 153 | 231 | 325 | 339 | 339 | 85 | 85 | 121 | 121 | 138 | 489 | 579 | 388 | 73 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 73 | 120 | 122 | 127 | 228 |
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