Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Piha-The Bar today (06 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 16s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Piha-The Bar at 1PM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 19s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 3.5m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (06 Jul) | 15ft (4.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (06 Jul) | 15ft (4.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Piha-The Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Mon morning, calm by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thu 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | WNW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WNW 12 | W 17 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3533 | 4373 | 2499 | 2792 | 6040 | 12075 | 10089 | 9067 | 7786 | 5647 | 4877 | 4299 | 3773 | 3162 | 2550 | 2155 | 2125 | 1922 | 2356 | 2427 | 2323 | 2641 | 2866 | 2294 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:10AM2.60m | 1:35PM2.40m | 1:53AM2.54m | 2:23PM2.37m | 2:42AM2.48m | 3:19PM2.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:32AM0.43m | 7:45PM0.51m | 8:18AM0.45m | 8:35PM0.58m | 9:10AM0.48m | 9:33PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | 5:19 |
mm | 14 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 13 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 24 | WNW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WNW 12 | W 17 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 22 | 4373 | 2499 | 2792 | 6040 | 12075 | 10089 | 9067 | 7786 | 5647 | 4877 | 4299 | 3773 | 3162 | 2550 | 2155 | 2125 | 1922 | 2356 | 44 | 99 | 186 | 372 | 2294 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 22 | NW 8 | WSW 20 | WSW 18 | S 9 | NW 9 | S 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | NW 8 | SW 21 | — | — | — | — | SW 18 |
| kJ | — | 121 | 330 | 798 | 1689 | 6 | 866 | 28 | 418 | 197 | 158 | 100 | 69 | 54 | 32 | 16 | — | 2 | 18 | — | — | — | — | 460 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 22 | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 121 | — | — | — | — | 50 | 49 | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | — | — | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — |
| kJ | 3533 | 682 | 1282 | 1957 | 2723 | — | — | 16 | 27 | 13 | 25 | 37 | 40 | 53 | 102 | 122 | 138 | 87 | — | 2427 | 2323 | 2641 | 2866 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 78 | 123 | 337 | 123 | 78 | 54 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 53 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 44 |
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