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Piha-The Bar surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand
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Piha-The Bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Piha-The Bar sea temperature is
16.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Piha-The Bar today (01 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Piha-The Bar at 9PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (01 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Piha-The Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wednesday 3 | Thu 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 12 | NW 9 | N 6 | N 6 | WSW 12 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | |
60 | 95 | 106 | 175 | 98 | 211 | 119 | 121 | 214 | 240 | 271 | 280 | 237 | 264 | 211 | 269 | 321 | 344 | 328 | 380 | 374 | 337 | 234 | 190 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 10:19PM2.65m | 10:33AM2.50m | 10:57PM2.63m | 11:12AM2.46m | 11:36PM2.59m | 11:51AM2.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:33AM0.46m | 4:44PM0.39m | 5:11AM0.48m | 5:22PM0.43m | 5:51AM0.52m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | |
5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | |
— | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 |
13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WSW 12 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
221 | 95 | 54 | 99 | 288 | 211 | 119 | 103 | 214 | 240 | 271 | 280 | 237 | 264 | 211 | 176 | 116 | 344 | 328 | 380 | 374 | 337 | 234 | 190 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 10 | WSW 12 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 16 |
32 | 58 | 57 | 48 | 98 | 65 | 56 | 79 | 50 | 51 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 19 | 118 | 269 | 321 | 99 | 75 | 52 | 52 | 37 | 23 | 65 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | W 11 | W 10 | NW 12 | W 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 7 |
60 | 37 | 32 | 22 | 47 | 96 | 93 | 121 | 12 | 10 | 25 | 25 | 45 | 42 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 80 | 49 | 47 | 42 | 66 | 65 | 11 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NNE 4 | N 6 | N 6 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 4 | WNW 5 |
18 | 45 | 106 | 175 | 36 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | 18 | 51 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 284 | 280 | 290 | 232 | 121 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 44 | 40 | 40 | 44 | 8 | 1 | 8 |
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