Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Piha-The Bar today (11 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Piha-The Bar at 8PM is: 2.2m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (11 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (11 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Piha-The Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tue 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | NW 7 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1753 | 1508 | 1203 | 1263 | 2408 | 2475 | 2660 | 2503 | 2291 | 2123 | 1907 | 1693 | 1508 | 1409 | 1261 | 1175 | 947 | 763 | 626 | 486 | 412 | 313 | 261 | 382 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:39PM2.54m | 7:04AM2.52m | 7:42PM2.69m | 8:06AM2.64m | 8:39PM2.86m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:18PM0.41m | 00:54AM0.48m | 1:21PM0.31m | 1:57AM0.33m | 2:20PM0.18m | 2:55AM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 |
 | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | 5:22 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 1753 | 1508 | 1203 | 1253 | 2408 | 2475 | 2660 | 2503 | 2291 | 2123 | 1907 | 1693 | 1508 | 1409 | 1261 | 1175 | 947 | 763 | 626 | 486 | 412 | 313 | 229 | 232 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | — | W 24 | SW 23 | WSW 23 |
| kJ | 552 | 546 | 915 | 1263 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | 11 | 21 | 52 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 33 | 25 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 9 | 9 | 23 | 58 | 114 | 261 | 382 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 106 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 44 | 121 | 101 |
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