Piha-The Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.95° S 174.47° E

Piha-The Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha-The Bar sea temperature is
14.6°C
0.2° 

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 (21 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha-The Bar at 5AM is: 4.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)15ft (4.5m)16s
Afternoon (21 Sep)13ft (4.0m)16s
Evening (21 Sep)11ft (3.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun night, strong winds from the SSW by Tue night).

Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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)
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0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
SW
14
5
SW
15
5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4
WSW
16
4
WSW
16
4
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
3.5
SW
8
4
SW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9162
10518
11256
11166
10388
8915
7916
6882
5766
4407
3933
3436
2949
2561
1110
1618
2697
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
35
SSW
40
SW
40
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:59AM1.95m
5:42PM2.11m
6:13AM2.06m
6:42PM2.26m
Low Tide
10:48PM1.01m
11:14AM0.93m
00:00AM0.91m
12:19PM0.81m
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clear
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light rain
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:16
6:17
 mm
1
Temp °C
13
12
13
12
13
13
13
12
13
13
13
13
14
15
12
13
12
Feels °C
6
6
8
8
8
8
8
7
8
8
9
9
10
11
4
4
3
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