Piha-The Bar surf break

Piha-The Bar surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 02 Mar 2026 NZDT
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
21.3° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than 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 7AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.9m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Mar)8ft (2.4m)7s
Afternoon (02 Mar)10ft (3.0m)8s
Evening (02 Mar)11ft (3.5m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.2
SW
2.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
0.8
WSW
1.4
SW
0.9
WSW
1.2
WSW
Period(s) (?)12121212788888111010119111211111120111818
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)62754052241480095010681573170614131628140611751011463866822754626544432480537897
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
35
S
35
S
35
SSW
40
S
40
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:23PM
2.57
9:46AM
2.82
10:08PM
2.71
10:27AM
2.94
10:48PM
2.81
11:05AM
2.99
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:29AM
0.26
4:00PM
0.18
4:14AM
0.13
4:42PM
0.07
4:55AM
0.05
5:20PM
0.01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Sunrise----7:07-------7:07-------7:09---
Sunset-------8:00-------7:59-------7:58
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181817161516171615141314141516161615151515161616
Feels °C (?)15141311889767677910101110101111121214
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