Piha-The Bar Surf Break
Lat Long: 36.95° S 174.47° E

Piha-The Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Piha-The Bar

Issued: 11 am 04 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Piha-The Bar sea temperature is
16.4° C

Normal for this time of year

Piha-The Bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Piha-The Bar today (04 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha-The Bar at 4PM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Afternoon (04 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (04 Jun)7ft (2.2m)8s

Table - waves today at Piha-The Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
4
Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sun
7
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
1.7
WNW
7
2.1
WNW
8
2.2
WNW
8
2.3
WNW
9
2.3
WNW
10
2.3
WNW
10
2.3
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
3.5
NW
10
3
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.4
WNW
9
2.5
WNW
9
2.5
WNW
9
1.9
W
10
2.2
W
10
1.8
W
10
2
WSW
10
2.2
WSW
10
2.4
WSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
234
154
294
541
642
901
979
979
1004
1137
1495
1879
2018
1515
1242
986
1182
1203
696
932
720
778
962
595
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
25
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
WNW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:51AM2.40m
00:15AM2.54m
12:32PM2.34m
00:57AM2.48m
1:17PM2.27m
1:41AM2.43m
Low Tide
6:02PM0.48m
6:33AM0.57m
6:43PM0.54m
7:17AM0.60m
7:28PM0.60m
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
—
—
—
—
—
—
7:28
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
7:28
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
—
—
5:12
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5:12
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5:12
—
—
—
—
5:12
 mm
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6
11
5
—
—
1
3
2
1
1
1
1
—
—
Temp °C
14
17
18
17
17
16
16
16
17
18
16
16
16
16
16
15
16
16
16
15
15
15
14
14
Feels °C
12
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
14
13
13
14
13
10
11
12
12
12
12
10
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.7
WSW
11
2.2
WNW
8
2.3
WNW
9
2.3
WNW
10
2.3
WNW
10
2.3
WNW
10
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
3
WNW
10
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
1
W
10
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
12
1.8
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.6
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.3
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
Energy kJ
234
154
121
101
642
901
979
979
1004
118
140
140
1662
136
134
192
132
126
492
172
461
384
295
266
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
7
0.5
SW
7
0.4
SW
7
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SW
11
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
13
0.6
WSW
13
—
0.6
SW
13
0.1
W
21
0.1
SW
21
0.6
SW
13
0.2
WSW
20
0.2
WSW
20
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.4
SW
18
0.4
WSW
18
0.7
SW
12
Energy kJ
43
25
11
57
57
54
54
54
95
85
116
—
138
9
17
132
39
37
71
68
69
87
128
147
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.2
SSW
7
0.4
SW
15
0.1
SW
6
0.4
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.1
SW
20
—
0.2
WSW
20
0.3
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
—
—
0.4
WSW
18
Energy kJ
65
65
64
4
55
1
43
18
18
—
—
—
—
—
—
16
—
37
59
93
91
—
—
120
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NW
5
1.4
NW
6
1.7
WNW
7
2.1
WNW
8
—
—
—
0.5
N
3
0.6
N
3
2.5
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
3.5
NW
10
3
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.4
WNW
9
2.5
WNW
9
2.5
WNW
9
1.9
W
10
2.2
W
10
1.8
W
10
2
WSW
10
2.2
WSW
10
2.4
WSW
7
Energy kJ
34
139
294
541
—
—
—
5
8
1137
1495
1879
2018
1515
1242
986
1182
1203
696
932
720
778
962
595
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(10 max)
2
1
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1
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Rating
(10 max)
2
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1
1
1
2
4
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
2
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3
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4
3
3
3
3
4
3
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