Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Piha-The Bar today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Piha-The Bar at 1AM is: 4.0m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.3m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 15ft (4.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 15ft (4.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 16ft (5.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Piha-The Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1350 | 1777 | 2019 | 3653 | 4248 | 5490 | 6235 | 7399 | 8645 | 9507 | 9376 | 9254 | 8485 | 8999 | 9293 | 8985 | 7972 | 7021 | 6132 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:58PM2.93m | 11:18AM2.81m | 11:33PM2.88m | 11:56AM2.77m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:12AM0.06m | 5:27PM0.14m | 5:50AM0.09m | 6:07PM0.22m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | WSW 22 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 751 | 700 | 651 | 904 | 798 | 226 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 22 | 22 | 46 | 6132 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 22 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 127 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 118 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 1350 | 1777 | 2019 | 3653 | 4248 | 5490 | 6235 | 7399 | 8645 | 9507 | 9376 | 9254 | 8485 | 8999 | 9293 | 8985 | 7972 | 7021 | 5388 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 228 | 236 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 157 | 157 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 127 |
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