Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Piha-The Bar today (07 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Piha-The Bar at 4PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Piha-The Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 19 | WNW 8 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | NW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 167 | 169 | 75 | 74 | 75 | 89 | 118 | 118 | 116 | 89 | 139 | 238 | 280 | 390 | 631 | 2121 | 1958 | 1307 | 880 | 983 | 577 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 3:52PM2.34m | 4:21AM2.30m | 5:11PM2.36m | 5:43AM2.31m | 6:28PM2.47m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:37AM0.55m | 10:14PM0.69m | 10:49AM0.58m | 11:31PM0.66m | 12:03PM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 18 | WNW 10 | WSW 19 | WSW 15 | WNW 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 167 | 169 | 75 | 74 | 75 | 89 | 118 | 118 | 90 | 89 | 128 | 155 | 196 | 280 | 589 | 1637 | 1033 | 551 | 741 | 983 | 577 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 14 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 12 | WSW 18 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 15 | NW 9 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 35 | 35 | 74 | 55 | 40 | 25 | 26 | 37 | 116 | 84 | 79 | 238 | 280 | 390 | 14 | 759 | 419 | 329 | 880 | 314 | 160 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | W 10 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | SW 19 | WSW 19 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | WSW 19 | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 17 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 88 | 139 | 73 | 56 | 56 | 36 | — | — | 251 | — | 286 | 486 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | N 3 | N 4 | NW 9 | NW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | 5 | 16 | 631 | 2121 | 1958 | 1307 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 101 | 106 | 121 | 0 | 40 | 53 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 53 | 53 | 106 | 44 | 121 | 121 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
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