Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Piha-The Bar today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 19s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 18s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Piha-The Bar at 12AM is: 1.9m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.4m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 2.5m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 15ft (4.5m) | 18s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 15ft (4.5m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Piha-The Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 20 | SW 19 | WSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 11 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 792 | 808 | 1390 | 1743 | 2230 | 13456 | 6390 | 15114 | 12992 | 12710 | 12592 | 12918 | 13356 | 14454 | 13595 | 4426 | 5730 | 11545 | 11153 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:00PM2.96m | 9:22AM2.85m | 9:40PM3.03m | 10:01AM2.92m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:14AM0.02m | 3:29PM0.02m | 3:55AM-0.05m | 4:10PM-0.01m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — |
mm | — | — | 3 | 5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | — | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | SW 16 |
| kJ | 792 | 551 | 1390 | 1743 | 2123 | 3463 | 6390 | — | 12992 | — | — | — | — | — | 3278 | 3378 | 5730 | — | 11153 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 608 | 808 | 792 | 1567 | 2230 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 23 | SW 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 259 | 671 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 4 | WSW 10 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 19 | SW 10 | SW 19 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 16 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 16 | 926 | 843 | 1185 | 13456 | 2755 | 15114 | 10586 | 12710 | 12592 | 12918 | 13356 | 14454 | 13595 | 4426 | 2363 | 11545 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 81 | 44 | 44 | 81 | 44 | 54 | 54 | 102 | 120 | 81 | 46 | 85 | 85 | 171 | 140 | 124 | 124 | 103 | 85 |
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