Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Piha-The Bar today (11 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Piha-The Bar at 4AM is: 2.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (11 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (11 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Piha-The Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1765 | 2687 | 2007 | 2344 | 1976 | 1377 | 1203 | 1263 | 2408 | 2475 | 2349 | 2503 | 2291 | 2123 | 1907 | 1693 | 1508 | 1409 | 1261 | 1057 | 996 | 763 | 626 | 486 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:56AM2.44m | 6:39PM2.54m | 7:04AM2.52m | 7:42PM2.69m | 8:06AM2.64m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:46PM0.59m | 12:18PM0.41m | 00:54AM0.48m | 1:21PM0.31m | 1:57AM0.33m | 2:20PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 1765 | 2687 | 2007 | 2344 | 1976 | 1377 | 1203 | 1147 | 2408 | 2475 | 2349 | 2503 | 2291 | 2123 | 1907 | 1693 | 1508 | 1409 | 1261 | 1057 | 996 | 763 | 626 | 486 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | — | S 7 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 615 | — | 70 | 218 | 552 | 546 | 915 | 1263 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 21 | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 116 | — | 45 | 38 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 127 | 337 | 7 |
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