Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Piha-The Bar today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Piha-The Bar at 11AM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Piha-The Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, fresh winds from the NW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1144 | 1027 | 961 | 975 | 893 | 1065 | 1016 | 934 | 908 | 581 | 850 | 742 | 318 | 225 | 222 | 195 | 220 | 402 | 880 | 1579 | 2493 | 2210 | 1698 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:02AM2.12m | 3:45PM2.11m | 4:12AM2.00m | 5:03PM2.07m | 5:34AM1.99m | 6:19PM2.13m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:28AM0.83m | 10:08PM0.97m | 10:37AM0.91m | 11:24PM0.99m | 11:51AM0.89m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | W 10 | WSW 18 |
| kJ | 1144 | 1027 | 961 | 975 | 893 | 1065 | 1016 | 934 | 908 | 581 | 850 | 742 | 318 | 225 | 222 | 195 | 195 | 151 | 92 | 234 | 321 | 2210 | 360 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 17 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 16 | WSW 19 | — | WSW 17 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 148 | 271 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 31 | 40 | 142 | 139 | 205 | 103 | 148 | — | 475 | 193 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 24 | WSW 21 | — | SW 19 | — | — | WSW 19 | — | — | WSW 15 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 44 | — | 92 | — | — | 146 | — | — | 42 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | — | — | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | — | 18 | 37 | 89 | 165 | 220 | 402 | 880 | 1579 | 2493 | 1909 | 1698 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 120 | 125 | 119 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 187 | 312 | 312 | 340 | 325 | 340 | 340 | 340 | 340 | 337 | 105 | 81 |
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