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Piha-The Bar Surf Forecast
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Piha-The Bar surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 16 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast 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
19.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Piha-The Bar today?
The current surf forecast for Piha-The Bar at 9AM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Apr) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (16 Apr) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Apr) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Piha-The Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sun 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 3738 | 3197 | 2728 | 2613 | 2326 | 2232 | 2395 | 2408 | 2372 | 2289 | 2206 | 2786 | 2646 | 2511 | 2313 | 2172 | 2213 | 1383 | 1100 | 1117 | 1100 | 1152 | 1010 | 1228 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sun 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
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