Piha-The Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.95° S 174.47° E

Piha-The Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha-The Bar sea temperature is
14.4°C
0.2° 

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


How big are the waves at Piha-The Bar today (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha-The Bar at 3PM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.1m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)10ft (3.0m)16s
Afternoon (07 Sep)8ft (2.5m)15s
Evening (07 Sep)8ft (2.4m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
0
0
0
5
4
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
13
2.2
SW
11
2.1
SW
10
2.1
SW
13
1.9
SW
12
1.9
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4340
3669
3348
2830
2412
1560
1332
1657
1699
1504
1060
910
1448
1064
931
763
686
575
417
483
480
Wind (km/h)
15
N
30
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
0
ENE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
W
10
SW
5
SSE
5
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
6:22PM2.46m
6:54AM2.39m
7:25PM2.65m
7:52AM2.57m
8:15PM2.83m
Low Tide
11:55AM0.59m
00:40AM0.54m
1:02PM0.43m
1:40AM0.34m
1:58PM0.25m
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:33
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:06
6:06
6:07
 mm
3
1
2
1
3
1
Temp °C
14
15
14
13
13
11
10
11
11
12
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
14
14
12
12
Feels °C
12
11
10
8
13
9
6
7
5
6
8
8
10
11
10
10
12
12
11
9
9
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