Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Piha-The Bar today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Piha-The Bar at 9AM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Piha-The Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Sat morning). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 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 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1077 | 2477 | 2860 | 2919 | 1375 | 941 | 753 | 606 | 789 | 1225 | 1497 | 1834 | 2484 | 3016 | 3081 | 3113 | 3109 | 2748 | 2800 | 2749 | 2132 | 2138 | 3393 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 9:03AM2.73m | 9:18PM2.89m | 9:39AM2.86m | 9:53PM2.96m | 10:15AM2.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:54AM0.17m | 3:08PM0.17m | 3:30AM0.04m | 3:45PM0.08m | 4:06AM-0.03m | 4:23PM0.05m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — |
mm | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | WSW 23 | WSW 18 | SW 17 | WSW 22 | SW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 18 |
| kJ | 1077 | 1011 | — | — | — | 582 | 753 | 488 | 314 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 53 | 30 | 45 | 47 | 117 | 178 | 170 | 256 | 478 | 710 | 651 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | W 26 | W 25 | W 24 | — | — | SW 18 | WSW 23 | WSW 23 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 513 | 13 | 12 | 11 | — | — | 12 | 53 | 51 | 42 | — | — | — | — | 480 | 450 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | — | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 303 | 2477 | 2860 | 2919 | 1375 | 941 | — | 606 | 789 | 1225 | 1497 | 1834 | 2484 | 3016 | 3081 | 3113 | 3109 | 2748 | 2800 | 2749 | 2132 | 2138 | 3393 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 127 | 127 | 138 | 127 | 127 | 337 | 337 | 129 | 85 | 73 | 85 | 124 | 127 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 127 |
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