Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Piha-The Bar today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Piha-The Bar at 6AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Piha-The Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 18 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1126 | 918 | 892 | 686 | 575 | 532 | 483 | 592 | 745 | 800 | 894 | 878 | 862 | 807 | 608 | 867 | 1390 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:25PM2.65m | 7:52AM2.57m | 8:15PM2.83m | 8:39AM2.73m | 9:00PM2.96m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:40AM0.34m | 1:58PM0.25m | 2:30AM0.15m | 2:46PM0.11m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 1126 | 918 | 892 | 686 | 575 | 532 | 483 | 592 | 745 | 800 | 894 | 878 | 862 | 807 | 561 | 808 | 1390 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | SW 22 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | SW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | SW 22 | WSW 21 |
| kJ | 111 | 99 | 75 | 45 | 50 | 297 | 288 | 392 | 480 | 475 | 441 | 553 | 835 | 637 | 608 | 671 | 792 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 22 | WSW 22 | WNW 9 | SW 21 | SW 21 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 15 | WSW 25 | SW 24 | SW 23 | WSW 13 | — |
| kJ | 46 | 47 | 86 | 115 | 218 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 59 | 142 | 259 | 118 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | — | WNW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 5 | W 10 | SW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 5 | 2 | 81 | 867 | 763 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 85 | 40 | 127 | 85 | 85 | 98 | 85 | 85 | 105 |
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