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Piha-The Bar surf break

Piha-The Bar surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 09 Dec 2025 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
20.7° C
(Which is 3.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)
Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
09
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
1
2
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.9
WSW
2
WSW
3
SSW
3.5
SW
Period(s) (?)1212121111111010131413131313121216151414131399
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)517560612560531452418380679799850922894853839715604674143514421243140512642000
Wind
(km/h)
0
S
5
SSE
10
NE
5
ENE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:00AM
2.52
2:27PM
2.69
2:56AM
2.38
3:22PM
2.53
3:55AM
2.27
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:59PM
0.28
8:14AM
0.34
8:53PM
0.41
9:09AM
0.50
9:50PM
0.52
10:07AM
0.64
Tuesday
09
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Sunrise-----5:54-------5:54-------5:54--
Sunset-8:31-------8:32-------8:34------
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C242218171716202222201818171820201919181716161818
Feels °C (?)24231818181619202018161716161818171714121091111
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