Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Piha-The Bar today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Piha-The Bar at 3AM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.8m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Piha-The Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | ||||||||||||||||
9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 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 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1193 | 1143 | 1077 | 2477 | 2860 | 3088 | 1375 | 941 | 809 | 650 | 804 | 1097 | 1531 | 1820 | 2471 | 2922 | 2762 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:43PM2.77m | 9:03AM2.73m | 9:18PM2.89m | 9:39AM2.86m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:54AM0.17m | 3:08PM0.17m | 3:30AM0.04m | 3:45PM0.08m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 24 | SW 24 | WSW 23 | WSW 18 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 1193 | 1143 | 1077 | 1011 | — | — | — | 591 | 513 | 488 | 314 | 260 | 22 | 22 | 53 | 30 | 43 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 26 | W 25 | SW 24 | — | — | SW 18 | WSW 23 | WSW 23 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 12 | 22 | — | — | 12 | 53 | 51 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 262 | 271 | 303 | 2477 | 2860 | 3088 | 1375 | 941 | 809 | 650 | 804 | 1097 | 1531 | 1820 | 2471 | 2922 | 2762 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 146 | 127 | 343 | 85 | 73 |
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