Piha-The Bar surf break

Piha-The Bar surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 23 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
16.8° 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 5AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 22s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 23). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 May)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Afternoon (24 May)4.5ft (1.4m)18s
Evening (24 May)8ft (2.4m)16s

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 Sun morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
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
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.1
SW
19
1.4
SW
18
1.8
SW
17
2.4
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
15
2
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1060
904
816
803
668
855
1162
1885
2973
2726
2410
2379
1860
1644
1408
1408
1176
932
772
689
700
555
449
416
Wind (km/h)
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
10
E
10
E
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:29AM2.49m
4:08PM2.26m
4:34AM2.42m
5:14PM2.28m
5:35AM2.39m
Low Tide
9:11PM0.55m
9:56AM0.53m
10:17PM0.63m
10:58AM0.54m
11:20PM0.65m
11:55AM0.52m
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clear
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
7:20
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5:16
5:15
5:15
Temp °C
15
15
14
14
13
17
17
15
14
14
13
13
13
15
16
15
14
13
13
12
12
13
15
14
12
12
11
11
10
14
13
11
11
11
9
10
10
12
13
13
13
12
12
11
11
12
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.5
SW
12
1.8
SW
17
2.4
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
15
2
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
Energy kJ
1060
904
816
803
668
668
677
1885
2973
2726
2410
2379
1860
1644
1408
1408
1176
932
772
689
700
555
449
416
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
10
0.1
W
24
0.1
SW
23
0.4
SW
21
0.7
SW
21
1.1
SW
19
1.4
SW
18
1.2
SW
12
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
19
Energy kJ
4
11
21
117
437
855
1162
403
14
14
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
24
0.1
NW
8
0.1
NW
8
0.1
NW
8
Energy kJ
11
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
3
0.5
E
3
0.5
ESE
3
0.7
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.6
E
3
0.6
E
3
0.6
E
3
0.5
E
3
0.4
SSW
3
Energy kJ
5
5
5
12
16
11
8
8
8
6
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
Distance (km)
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Auckland
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
5
5
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
7
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