Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Piha-The Bar today (29 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 20s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Piha-The Bar at 11PM is: 0.7m 20s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.9m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 20s |
Table - waves today at Piha-The Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | WSW 16 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 277 | 477 | 349 | 336 | 465 | 589 | 862 | 984 | 1114 | 1695 | 1717 | 7489 | 4065 | 5436 | 6425 | 7297 | 7717 | 7933 | 7933 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:24PM2.91m | 10:43AM2.80m | 10:58PM2.93m | 11:18AM2.81m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:37AM0.08m | 4:49PM0.11m | 5:12AM0.06m | 5:27PM0.14m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 277 | 477 | 303 | 308 | 465 | 537 | 609 | 596 | 751 | 1094 | 751 | 904 | 798 | 226 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 21 | W 9 | WSW 20 | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 19 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 163 | 241 | 79 | 336 | — | — | 116 | 118 | — | — | — | — | — | 127 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | NW 7 | WSW 20 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 43 | 25 | 349 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | WSW 16 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | — | 33 | 143 | 258 | 418 | 589 | 862 | 984 | 1114 | 1695 | 1717 | 7489 | 4065 | 5436 | 6425 | 7297 | 7717 | 7933 | 7933 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 73 | 73 | 105 | 105 | 169 | 180 | 180 | 211 | 211 | 85 | 110 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 |
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