Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Piha-The Bar today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 17s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Piha-The Bar at 8PM is: 2.2m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Piha-The Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue night, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 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 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1506 | 1881 | 1982 | 2206 | 2090 | 1622 | 1257 | 1977 | 1586 | 1566 | 1527 | 1225 | 2167 | 1396 | 999 | 876 | 824 | 734 | 1370 | 1186 | 4102 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:45AM2.83m | 11:59PM2.71m | 12:21PM2.73m | 00:35AM2.57m | 12:57PM2.60m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:59PM0.24m | 6:13AM0.24m | 6:36PM0.37m | 6:49AM0.38m | 7:14PM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 5 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — |
| kJ | 1506 | 1881 | 1982 | 2206 | 2090 | 1622 | 1257 | 1977 | 1586 | 1566 | 1527 | 1225 | 1484 | 1396 | 999 | 876 | 824 | 734 | 1370 | 1186 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 20 | — | WNW 8 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | WNW 8 | WSW 17 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 485 | — | 133 | 553 | 547 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 105 | 33 | 82 | 64 | 344 | 304 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | — | WSW 18 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 123 | — | 61 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 14 | NW 6 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | — | WNW 8 | W 13 |
| kJ | 257 | 275 | 238 | 192 | — | — | 104 | 48 | 61 | 83 | 93 | 119 | 2167 | 167 | 200 | 545 | 659 | 593 | — | 416 | 4102 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 98 | 325 | 103 | 11 | 121 | 40 | 372 | 476 | 427 | 44 | 85 | 44 | 44 |
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