Piha-The Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.95° S 174.47° E

Piha-The Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha-The Bar sea temperature is
14.0°C
0.6° 

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 (01 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha-The Bar at 4AM is: 2.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)8ft (2.4m)14s
Afternoon (01 Oct)7ft (2.2m)14s
Evening (01 Oct)7ft (2.1m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed night, min 11°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
1
0
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
1.7
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.7
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.6
SW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2471
2323
2171
2202
2066
1922
1760
1735
1610
1633
1581
1585
1376
1394
1394
1376
1323
1206
1174
1031
947
947
1111
1111
Wind (km/h)
0
WSW
0
NW
5
W
5
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
SW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
00:51AM2.79m
1:17PM2.77m
1:37AM2.62m
2:08PM2.62m
2:33AM2.42m
3:10PM2.46m
Low Tide
7:08AM0.16m
7:35PM0.31m
7:57AM0.33m
8:31PM0.48m
8:56AM0.51m
9:39PM0.63m
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clear
clear
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6:56
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Temp °C
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
12
12
12
12
11
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
14
14
14
13
Feels °C
14
13
13
13
11
11
11
10
10
9
9
7
8
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
11
11
12
10
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