Piha-The Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.95° S 174.47° E

Piha-The Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 31 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha-The Bar sea temperature is
16.4°C
0.8° 

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 (31 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha-The Bar at 4PM is: 4.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Oct)16ft (5.0m)13s
Afternoon (31 Oct)13ft (4.0m)14s
Evening (31 Oct)11ft (3.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
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)
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6
4
5
5
5
5
4
3
2
4
3
3
2
2
1
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SW
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
13
3
WSW
13
3
SW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.2
SW
13
2
WSW
13
1.8
SW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7308
6532
5705
5085
4646
4031
3398
2886
2615
2176
1944
1551
1297
996
835
627
567
471
376
290
295
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
NNE
5
NNW
15
W
5
S
15
NE
10
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
2:00PM2.70m
2:28AM2.43m
3:03PM2.55m
3:39AM2.29m
4:17PM2.45m
Low Tide
7:47AM0.30m
8:26PM0.41m
8:48AM0.46m
9:33PM0.53m
9:57AM0.58m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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Temp °C
13
14
14
13
13
13
12
12
14
16
17
17
15
14
14
15
17
19
19
17
15
Feels °C
7
9
9
9
10
11
11
11
12
12
15
14
13
11
12
12
13
16
16
14
12
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