Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Piha-The Bar today (20 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Piha-The Bar at 10PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Piha-The Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu night, fresh winds from the NW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1598 | 985 | 791 | 1327 | 1144 | 1127 | 1061 | 975 | 893 | 1065 | 1126 | 934 | 908 | 752 | 752 | 573 | 318 | 225 | 222 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 3:02AM2.12m | 3:45PM2.11m | 4:12AM2.00m | 5:03PM2.07m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:01PM0.85m | 9:28AM0.83m | 10:08PM0.97m | 10:37AM0.91m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 1598 | 985 | 791 | 1327 | 1144 | 1127 | 1061 | 975 | 893 | 1065 | 1126 | 934 | 908 | 752 | 752 | 573 | 318 | 225 | 222 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 9 | SW 9 | — | — | — | — | SW 17 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 |
| kJ | — | 203 | 196 | — | — | — | — | 148 | 271 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | 44 | 40 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 24 | W 24 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 11 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | — | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | — | 10 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 27 | — | 16 | 22 | 118 | 170 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 85 | 85 | 85 | 116 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 127 | 125 | 120 | 120 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 312 | 312 | 312 | 312 |
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