Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Piha-The Bar today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Piha-The Bar at 2AM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Piha-The Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1001 | 936 | 949 | 936 | 796 | 638 | 630 | 538 | 515 | 379 | 313 | 277 | 319 | 622 | 1506 | 1881 | 1982 | 2206 | 2090 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 10:49PM2.87m | 11:11AM2.88m | 11:24PM2.81m | 11:45AM2.83m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:03AM0.05m | 5:22PM0.15m | 5:38AM0.12m | 5:59PM0.24m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 1001 | 936 | 949 | 936 | 796 | 638 | 630 | 538 | 515 | 379 | 118 | 173 | 181 | 197 | 1506 | 1881 | 1982 | 2206 | 2090 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 20 | SW 20 | WNW 7 | W 7 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 17 | WNW 9 | — | WSW 20 | — | — |
| kJ | 254 | — | — | 234 | 161 | 131 | 39 | 97 | 89 | 106 | 313 | 277 | 277 | 622 | 137 | — | 485 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | 146 | 148 | 139 | 280 | 276 | 319 | 219 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | W 8 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | — | 238 | 264 | — | — | — | 115 | 112 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 208 | 212 | 223 | 176 | 168 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 125 | 125 | 85 | 85 | 122 | 85 | 85 | 85 |
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