
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Piha-The Bar today (07 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Piha-The Bar at 7AM is: 3.5m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (07 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (07 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Piha-The Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9329 | 9067 | 6278 | 5647 | 5026 | 4299 | 3773 | 3162 | 2662 | 2423 | 1977 | 2285 | 2356 | 1735 | 3169 | 3242 | 1077 | 1983 | 1952 | 2332 | 2865 | 3254 | 3305 | 5246 | |
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 | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:53AM2.54m | 2:23PM2.37m | 2:42AM2.48m | 3:19PM2.34m | 3:40AM2.43m | 4:23PM2.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:45PM0.51m | 8:18AM0.45m | 8:35PM0.58m | 9:10AM0.48m | 9:33PM0.62m | 10:09AM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 21 | SW 14 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 21 |
9329 | 9067 | 6278 | 5647 | 5026 | 4299 | 3773 | 3162 | 2662 | 2423 | 1977 | 2285 | 18 | 1735 | 99 | 186 | 1077 | 1983 | 1952 | 2332 | 2865 | 3254 | 3305 | 302 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 21 | WSW 21 | — | — | SW 19 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 21 |
684 | 766 | 307 | 219 | 174 | 120 | 98 | 54 | 32 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 18 | 44 | — | — | 293 | 460 | 547 | 703 | 828 | 1766 | 1811 | 180 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 11 | SSW 9 | — | — | — | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 24 | WSW 24 | — | SW 22 | — |
50 | 57 | 28 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 55 | — | 227 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | ENE 4 | E 3 | SSE 9 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | SW 14 | SSW 6 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 6 | — | — | S 10 | S 11 | SW 14 |
13 | 13 | 8 | 54 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 52 | 80 | 70 | 52 | — | 2356 | 237 | 3169 | 3242 | 516 | 134 | 158 | — | — | 650 | 762 | 5246 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 53 | 0 | 73 | 73 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 73 | 73 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 101 |
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