Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Piha-The Bar today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 17s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Piha-The Bar at 8PM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Piha-The Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2674 | 3222 | 3797 | 3986 | 3647 | 3789 | 3647 | 8326 | 3504 | 3827 | 6075 | 8282 | 9638 | 8649 | 8139 | 6997 | 6468 | 6044 | 5846 | 4797 | 4517 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:07AM2.89m | 11:25PM3.03m | 11:47AM2.83m | 00:04AM2.89m | 12:27PM2.71m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:17PM-0.01m | 5:43AM0.00m | 5:58PM0.11m | 6:23AM0.13m | 6:39PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | — | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 2674 | 3222 | 3797 | 3986 | 3647 | 3789 | 3647 | 4071 | 3504 | 3827 | 6075 | 7482 | 9011 | — | — | 5158 | 6468 | 3086 | 2899 | 2525 | 1956 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 9 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 118 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 971 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 16 | SW 9 | — | — | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 187 | 184 | 331 | 489 | 717 | 899 | 1163 | 8326 | 1463 | — | — | 8282 | 9638 | 8649 | 8139 | 6997 | — | 6044 | 5846 | 4797 | 4517 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 73 | 73 | 81 | 81 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 85 | 101 | 315 | 101 | 245 | 101 | 81 | 105 | 101 |
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