Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Piha-The Bar today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Piha-The Bar at 5PM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 3.0m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Piha-The Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5759 | 6274 | 3831 | 3150 | 2705 | 2249 | 1677 | 1175 | 974 | 859 | 821 | 743 | 636 | 1324 | 568 | 747 | 607 | 868 | 846 | 833 | 819 |
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 | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:38PM2.44m | 1:56AM2.25m | 2:25PM2.29m | 2:47AM2.10m | 3:23PM2.16m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:27AM0.55m | 7:57PM0.69m | 8:12AM0.71m | 8:48PM0.83m | 9:06AM0.84m | 9:51PM0.93m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 20 | SW 20 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 5759 | 6274 | 3831 | 3150 | 2705 | 2249 | 1677 | 1175 | 974 | 859 | 821 | 743 | 636 | 244 | 568 | 747 | 607 | 868 | 7 | 15 | 819 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | — | W 20 | W 20 | — | — | WSW 19 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 504 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | — | 8 | 8 | — | — | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 7 | SW 12 | SSW 6 | S 5 | SSW 5 | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 173 | 548 | 1117 | 1485 | 994 | 588 | 377 | 343 | 338 | 297 | 221 | 165 | 289 | 1324 | 131 | 43 | 66 | — | 846 | 833 | 82 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 81 | 81 | 236 | 236 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 101 | 85 | 101 | 85 | 138 | 127 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 85 | 138 | 125 | 85 |
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