Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Piha-The Bar today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Piha-The Bar at 5PM is: 4.0m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 3.5m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 15ft (4.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Piha-The Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue night, light winds from the ESE by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 8 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 10388 | 8915 | 7916 | 6694 | 5766 | 4407 | 3714 | 3184 | 2756 | 2383 | 2531 | 3717 | 1996 | 3039 | 2610 | 2530 | 6864 | 5964 | 6864 | 8530 | 8967 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:42PM2.11m | 6:13AM2.06m | 6:42PM2.26m | 7:06AM2.22m | 7:28PM2.43m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:14AM0.93m | 00:00AM0.91m | 12:19PM0.81m | 00:56AM0.74m | 1:10PM0.65m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | — | SW 18 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | SW 16 |
| kJ | 10388 | 8915 | 7916 | 6694 | 5766 | 4407 | 3714 | 3184 | 2756 | 2383 | — | — | 157 | 655 | 2123 | 2530 | — | — | — | — | 8967 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 16 | — | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 8 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5392 | — | 3766 | — | — | — | — | 2531 | 3717 | 1996 | 3039 | 2610 | 2254 | 6864 | 5964 | 6864 | 8530 | 7334 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 231 | 366 | 366 | 231 | 231 | 291 | 291 | 325 | 325 | 337 | 364 | 364 | 325 | 262 | 309 | 231 | 340 | 228 | 228 | 153 | 153 |
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