Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Piha-The Bar today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Piha-The Bar at 5AM is: 4.0m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.5m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.7m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 15ft (4.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 16ft (5.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 16ft (5.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Piha-The Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 10 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6069 | 2585 | 2767 | 7076 | 8169 | 4735 | 7360 | 8879 | 9293 | 10658 | 10875 | 11166 | 10388 | 8915 | 7584 | 6694 | 5766 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:31AM1.96m | 4:22PM2.04m | 4:59AM1.95m | 5:42PM2.11m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:27PM0.99m | 9:55AM0.96m | 10:48PM1.01m | 11:14AM0.93m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | — | 2585 | 2767 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10658 | 10875 | 11166 | 10388 | 8915 | 7584 | 6694 | 5766 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 319 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 10 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6069 | 1121 | 1202 | 7076 | 8169 | 4735 | 7360 | 8879 | 9293 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 85 | 337 | 337 | 364 | 495 | 325 | 195 | 249 | 191 | 153 | 231 | 231 | 231 | 366 | 366 | 231 | 231 |
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