Piha-The Bar surf break

Piha-The Bar surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 12 May 2026 NZST
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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
17.7° 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 4PM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 12). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)8ft (2.5m)13s
Afternoon (12 May)7.5ft (2.3m)13s
Evening (12 May)7ft (2.1m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
13
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2
SW
12
2
SW
13
2
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.3
SW
20
1.4
SW
19
1.4
SW
18
1.5
SW
18
1.6
SW
17
2.3
SW
17
2.3
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2176
1944
1783
1575
1494
1452
1245
1385
1363
1207
1266
1326
1326
1326
1365
1285
1367
1597
2811
2548
2374
2054
1860
1542
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
5
ESE
5
NE
5
E
15
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
10
E
5
E
5
SE
5
SE
5
E
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
5:53PM2.29m
6:11AM2.48m
6:46PM2.47m
7:03AM2.63m
7:35PM2.66m
Low Tide
11:37AM0.57m
11:57PM0.61m
12:30PM0.40m
00:51AM0.46m
1:19PM0.22m
1:42AM0.30m
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:11
7:11
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:24
5:23
5:22
1
4
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
16
16
15
15
14
14
13
11
14
15
15
14
14
13
13
11
12
11
11
11
11
12
11
10
13
14
15
14
13
11
9
7
11
12
13
12
12
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
13
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2
SW
12
2
SW
13
2
SW
13
2
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.6
SW
17
2.3
SW
17
2.3
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
Energy kJ
2176
1944
1783
1575
1494
1452
1245
1385
1363
1207
1266
1326
1326
1326
1247
1285
1197
1597
2811
2548
2374
2054
1860
1542
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
1.4
SW
19
1.4
SW
18
1.5
SW
18
1.6
SW
13
Energy kJ
27
105
164
444
433
898
881
1223
1365
1202
1367
838
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
24
Energy kJ
11
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
3
0.6
SE
4
0.8
SSE
4
1
S
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.5
SE
3
0.6
ESE
3
0.6
ESE
3
0.4
SE
4
0.6
E
4
0.7
ESE
4
Energy kJ
8
10
16
41
28
11
5
7
8
4
9
12
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Auckland
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
8
9
9
9
9
4
6
9
6
7
6
5
6
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
5
8
8
9
9
9
9
6
9
9
7
7
6
9
8
9
5
5
5
5
5
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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