Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Piha-The Bar today (15 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Piha-The Bar at 11PM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Piha-The Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1903 | 1903 | 1712 | 1470 | 1249 | 1058 | 867 | 649 | 572 | 494 | 613 | 479 | 627 | 691 | 857 | 1647 | 3104 | 1583 | 1647 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 00:06AM2.65m | 12:29PM2.59m | 00:44AM2.45m | 1:09PM2.42m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:22AM0.33m | 6:44PM0.50m | 7:01AM0.53m | 7:27PM0.69m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | W 14 | WNW 9 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 1903 | 1903 | 1712 | 1470 | 1249 | 1058 | 867 | 649 | 572 | 494 | 613 | 479 | 627 | 691 | 857 | 1647 | 3104 | 851 | 1647 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 21 | — | — | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 18 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 14 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | — | 9 | — | — | 15 | 15 | 15 | 36 | 31 | 35 | 31 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | 1583 | 379 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 20 | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 11 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | SW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 35 | 58 | 104 | 151 | 741 | 677 | 91 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 231 | 0 | 231 | 231 | 231 | 153 | 231 | 312 | 339 | 153 | 106 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 325 | 337 | 249 | 85 | 81 |
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