Piha-The Bar surf break

Piha-The Bar surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 11 May 2026 NZST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Piha-The Bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Piha-The Bar sea temperature is
17.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Piha-The Bar today?

The current surf forecast for Piha-The Bar at 9AM is: 4.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 6.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 May)13ft (4.0m)14s
Afternoon (11 May)11ft (3.5m)14s
Evening (11 May)10ft (3.0m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thu
14
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
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
13
3
WSW
13
3
SW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2
WSW
13
2
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.3
SW
20
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6397
6326
5891
4838
4153
3707
3297
2842
2576
2176
1944
1725
1575
1575
1338
1285
1245
1060
1043
971
1034
1067
1067
1223
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
25
SSW
15
S
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
E
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
4:14AM2.26m
4:52PM2.15m
5:15AM2.35m
5:53PM2.29m
6:11AM2.48m
6:46PM2.47m
Low Tide
10:39AM0.71m
10:58PM0.74m
11:37AM0.57m
11:57PM0.61m
12:30PM0.40m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:09
7:11
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:24
5:24
5:23
1
1
Temp °C
16
15
16
16
15
13
13
13
14
14
14
16
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
16
17
16
16
15
10
10
13
14
13
11
11
10
10
11
11
13
12
11
11
12
12
12
12
13
15
16
16
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
13
3
WSW
13
3
SW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2
WSW
13
2
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
Energy kJ
5891
4838
4153
3707
3297
2842
2576
2176
1944
1725
1575
1575
1338
1285
1245
1060
1043
971
1034
1067
1067
1162
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
26
0.3
SW
26
0.4
SW
25
0.6
SW
24
0.6
SW
23
1
SW
21
1
SW
21
1.3
SW
20
Energy kJ
27
105
164
444
433
898
881
1223
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
0.6
E
3
0.6
E
3
0.6
E
4
0.6
E
3
0.5
E
3
0.6
E
4
0.7
SE
4
0.5
SE
4
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
ESE
3
Energy kJ
6397
6326
7
8
9
8
6
10
14
7
4
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
81
73
0
0
0
0
0
7
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Auckland
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
8
8
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
9
9
9
8
9
8
7
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
9
9
7
7
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Piha-The Bar surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest