Piha-The Bar surf break

Piha-The Bar surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 01 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
18.0° 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 10PM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)--
Afternoon (01 May)7.5ft (2.3m)14s
Evening (01 May)7ft (2.1m)14s

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 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Mon
4
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
14
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2037
1941
1686
1638
1444
1422
1216
1216
1216
1127
1073
1776
1753
1576
1321
1321
1303
1080
975
961
796
796
700
640
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
5
NNE
5
NE
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
5
ESE
10
SSE
10
SE
5
E
5
E
10
ESE
10
E
5
E
5
SE
5
SE
5
E
5
E
5
E
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:29PM2.74m
9:41AM2.67m
10:03PM2.75m
10:16AM2.64m
10:38PM2.72m
10:52AM2.58m
Low Tide
3:40AM0.31m
3:53PM0.23m
4:15AM0.33m
4:28PM0.27m
4:51AM0.38m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:01
7:01
7:03
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5:36
5:35
5:34
5:32
Temp °C
16
15
14
14
14
14
14
16
17
16
14
14
14
13
13
15
16
15
14
14
13
13
13
15
15
14
13
12
12
12
12
14
15
14
12
13
13
12
11
14
15
15
13
13
13
12
12
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
14
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
WSW
13
Energy kJ
2037
1941
1686
1638
1444
1422
1216
1216
1216
1127
1073
1776
1753
1576
1321
1321
1303
1080
975
961
796
796
700
640
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.2
SSW
5
0.2
S
5
Energy kJ
260
448
3
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
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
3
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
5
5
9
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
5
5
5
5
9
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
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