Piha-The Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.95° S 174.47° E

Piha-The Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha-The Bar sea temperature is
14.7° C
0.1° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha-The Bar at 9PM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)--
Afternoon (19 Jul)10ft (3.0m)16s
Evening (19 Jul)8ft (2.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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)
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.4
WSW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.2
SW
14
2
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4342
3891
3427
2962
2525
2346
2155
2053
1850
1531
1509
1310
1214
1196
1058
1027
1011
996
841
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NE
10
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:22AM2.73m
1:49PM2.50m
2:08AM2.54m
2:39PM2.37m
Low Tide
7:14PM0.28m
7:45AM0.30m
8:02PM0.46m
8:32AM0.46m
8:53PM0.64m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:27
5:27
 mm
2
1
1
2
2
1
Temp °C
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
11
10
9
10
10
11
12
11
12
Feels °C
10
10
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
10
7
6
6
8
8
9
9
8
9
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