Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Piha-The Bar today (25 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 17s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Piha-The Bar at 5PM is: 1.8m 17s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (25 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 17s |
| Evening (25 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Piha-The Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the NW by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | W 9 | W 13 | W 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 899 | 798 | 1887 | 2002 | 2084 | 2234 | 2178 | 1832 | 1716 | 1279 | 1057 | 996 | 763 | 569 | 434 | 434 | 363 | 637 | 1198 | 3068 | 2420 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 9:31AM2.77m | 9:45PM2.86m | 10:10AM2.91m | 10:25PM2.94m | 10:50AM2.99m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:36PM0.19m | 3:58AM0.01m | 4:18PM0.09m | 4:38AM-0.05m | 5:01PM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | NNW 7 | W 13 | W 12 |
| kJ | 899 | 722 | 1887 | 2002 | 2084 | 2234 | 2178 | 1832 | 1716 | 1279 | 1057 | 996 | 763 | 569 | 434 | 434 | 304 | 421 | 207 | 3068 | 2420 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WNW 8 | — | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 651 | 798 | 26 | 18 | 22 | 21 | — | — | — | 17 | 16 | 9 | 126 | 81 | 121 | 109 | 108 | 105 | 84 | — | 405 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 20 | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 29 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | — | 6 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | W 9 | SW 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 10 | 18 | 67 | 119 | 138 | 216 | 363 | 637 | 1198 | 42 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 231 | 366 | 231 | 253 | 153 | 0 | 153 | 153 | 312 | 339 | 340 | 85 | 81 | 121 | 121 | 363 | 146 | 420 | 146 | 44 | 44 |
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