Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Piha-The Bar today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Piha-The Bar at 1AM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 21). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Piha-The Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1011 | 996 | 841 | 828 | 679 | 585 | 786 | 336 | 282 | 229 | 211 | 205 | 214 | 651 | 975 | 1065 | 1127 | 1329 | 1180 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:57AM2.35m | 3:34PM2.25m | 3:53AM2.20m | 4:36PM2.17m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:53PM0.64m | 9:23AM0.61m | 9:50PM0.79m | 10:19AM0.73m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 7 | SW 13 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 1011 | 996 | 841 | 828 | 679 | 585 | 51 | 336 | 282 | 205 | 205 | 205 | 114 | 651 | 975 | 1065 | 1127 | 1329 | 1180 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 12 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 31 | 31 | 72 | 52 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 91 | 86 | 121 | 202 | 78 | 45 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 214 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 12 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | — | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 786 | 114 | 215 | 229 | 211 | 135 | — | — | — | 33 | 31 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 179 | 228 | 0 | 101 | 101 | 53 | 40 | 40 | 231 | 153 | 312 |
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