Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Piha-The Bar today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Piha-The Bar at 6AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Piha-The Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed night, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu morning, strong winds from the WSW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 205 | 205 | 214 | 651 | 975 | 1065 | 1308 | 1288 | 1180 | 983 | 835 | 820 | 488 | 390 | 489 | 1133 | 1159 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 3:53AM2.20m | 4:36PM2.17m | 4:58AM2.11m | 5:43PM2.16m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:50PM0.79m | 10:19AM0.73m | 10:53PM0.88m | 11:20AM0.79m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 13 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 205 | 143 | 114 | 651 | 975 | 1065 | 1308 | 1288 | 1180 | 983 | 835 | 820 | 488 | 390 | 336 | 435 | 517 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 22 | SW 20 | WSW 19 |
| kJ | 86 | 205 | 205 | 80 | 62 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 51 | 9 | 16 | 36 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 15 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 121 | 214 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 193 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 28 | 58 | 181 | 489 | 1133 | 1159 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 101 | 101 | 53 | 40 | 11 | 40 | 231 | 153 | 325 | 314 | 325 | 8 | 121 | 325 | 325 | 325 | 78 |
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