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), 14s 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 6AM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.7m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Piha-The Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1783 | 3045 | 5769 | 5759 | 4620 | 3831 | 3352 | 2705 | 2213 | 3154 | 1175 | 910 | 807 | 710 | 1346 | 1160 | 1250 | 1160 | 578 | 607 | 736 | 773 | 761 | 463 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | 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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:13AM2.41m | 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 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 20 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 1783 | 3045 | 5769 | 5759 | 4620 | 3831 | 3352 | 2705 | 2213 | 1613 | 1175 | 910 | 807 | 710 | 292 | 278 | 244 | 33 | 578 | 607 | 736 | 773 | 15 | 463 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | W 20 | W 20 | W 20 | — | WSW 19 |
| kJ | 688 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 287 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 7 | — | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | NW 8 | — | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 12 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 6 | S 5 | SSE 5 | — | SW 12 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 768 | 390 | — | 200 | 517 | 1299 | 1556 | 1198 | 737 | 3154 | 538 | 434 | 298 | 240 | 1346 | 1160 | 1250 | 1160 | 117 | 71 | 19 | — | 761 | 65 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 129 | 78 | 44 | 81 | 81 | 124 | 236 | 238 | 101 | 54 | 85 | 207 | 101 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 101 | 119 | 119 | 120 | 73 |
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