Piha-The Bar Surf Break

Piha-The Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.95° S 174.47° E

Issued: 5 am 28 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha-The Bar sea temperature is
15.2° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (28 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jun, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha-The Bar at 9AM is: 2.3m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 28). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jun)7.5ft (2.3m)15s
Afternoon (28 Jun)5ft (1.6m)15s
Evening (28 Jun)8ft (2.4m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wed
1
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.3
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.7
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1952
2012
2372
2584
1171
2298
2525
2295
2247
2090
1996
1688
1608
1200
1247
996
996
976
746
1154
1363
1289
1271
1163
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
E
5
E
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:16AM2.34m
8:44PM2.50m
8:59AM2.40m
9:24PM2.57m
9:39AM2.46m
10:03PM2.63m
Low Tide
2:13AM0.65m
2:27PM0.53m
2:56AM0.58m
3:09PM0.46m
3:37AM0.52m
3:49PM0.41m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:14
5:15
5:15
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
13
15
16
14
14
13
13
12
10
11
13
13
12
11
10
9
9
11
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
11
11
11
12
14
12
12
10
10
9
6
6
10
10
8
7
6
5
4
8
11
10
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.3
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
1.7
SW
10
2.3
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.7
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
Energy kJ
1952
2012
2372
2584
580
2298
2525
2295
2247
2090
1996
1688
1608
1200
1247
996
996
976
746
1154
1363
1289
1271
1163
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
9
0.4
SSW
9
0.2
S
9
1.6
SW
15
0.5
S
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.2
WSW
20
0.2
WSW
20
0.1
SW
20
0.8
S
7
0.4
SW
18
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
5
0.6
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
Energy kJ
42
29
6
1171
36
20
38
38
15
57
83
13
19
211
367
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
18
0.7
S
5
Energy kJ
84
27
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
3
0.5
ESE
3
0.5
ESE
3
0.6
ESE
3
0.9
SE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.7
ESE
4
0.8
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
4
Energy kJ
5
6
6
7
24
16
13
25
9
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Auckland
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
9
8
8
6
6
9
5
5
9
6
9
7
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
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