Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Piha-The Bar today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Piha-The Bar at 12AM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 2.0m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Piha-The Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri afternoon, calm by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | WSW 13 | WNW 8 | W 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1126 | 845 | 833 | 472 | 698 | 2117 | 955 | 862 | 1274 | 2456 | 4308 | 5680 | 5985 | 5497 | 4937 | 4605 | 4182 | 3425 | 2875 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:20PM2.76m | 10:35AM2.61m | 10:54PM2.81m | 11:10AM2.64m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:32AM0.30m | 4:41PM0.24m | 5:07AM0.24m | 5:17PM0.22m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 1126 | 845 | 833 | 472 | 569 | 539 | 955 | 862 | 1274 | 412 | 4308 | 5680 | 5985 | 5497 | 4937 | 4605 | 4182 | 3425 | 2875 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 21 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | NW 8 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 24 | W 24 | SW 22 | SW 22 |
| kJ | 126 | 373 | 45 | 412 | 268 | 110 | 326 | 246 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 11 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 19 | — | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 214 | — | 356 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | W 13 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 35 | 59 | 152 | 345 | 698 | 2117 | 749 | 724 | 855 | 2456 | 3630 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 44 | 8 | 101 | 123 | 78 | 75 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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