Piha-The Bar Surf Break

Piha-The Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.95° S 174.47° E

Issued: 5 am 24 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha-The Bar sea temperature is
15.2° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (24 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha-The Bar at 9AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.0m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Afternoon (24 Jun)4ft (1.2m)14s
Evening (24 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 86mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Wed night, strong winds from the S by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Sat
27
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
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
5
4
4
4
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0
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5
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
2.4
NW
9
2.5
NW
10
2.1
WNW
10
2.5
W
11
3
W
12
3.5
WSW
13
4
WSW
13
4.5
WSW
13
4.5
SW
13
4.5
SW
13
5
SW
13
5
SW
12
5
SSW
12
5
SSW
12
5
SSW
11
4.5
SSW
10
4
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1064
890
776
691
540
540
523
973
1106
787
1493
2831
4099
5494
6898
6608
7212
7341
7022
6745
6438
5205
4121
3241
Wind (km/h)
35
NE
35
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
15
SE
15
S
25
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSE
20
SSE
35
S
40
S
45
S
50
S
40
S
35
S
25
S
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:46AM2.30m
5:27PM2.26m
5:44AM2.24m
6:23PM2.29m
6:39AM2.24m
7:15PM2.34m
Low Tide
11:09AM0.61m
11:37PM0.76m
12:03PM0.63m
00:34AM0.76m
12:55PM0.62m
part cloud
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:13
5:13
5:14
 mm
11
23
18
8
1
2
2
7
5
3
3
7
4
3
Temp °C
15
15
15
14
16
15
14
13
13
13
14
15
15
14
13
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
12
Feels °C
9
10
10
9
11
11
11
9
10
10
12
13
11
9
10
6
5
2
2
1
1
3
4
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
2.4
NW
9
2.5
NW
10
2.1
WNW
10
2.5
W
11
3
W
12
3.5
WSW
13
4.5
WSW
13
4.5
SW
13
4
SW
13
3.5
SW
11
Energy kJ
1064
890
776
691
251
327
523
973
1106
787
1493
2831
4099
6898
6608
5315
2728
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
7
0.2
E
4
0.1
W
7
0.6
NW
8
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
0.7
NW
8
Energy kJ
4
1
1
45
540
540
465
465
532
681
721
471
64
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
11
1.5
SW
14
Energy kJ
163
877
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NE
4
0.9
N
4
1
N
4
1.2
NNW
7
1
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.4
ENE
3
0.7
SE
4
1
S
4
4
WSW
13
4.5
SW
13
5
SW
13
5
SW
12
5
SSW
12
5
SSW
12
5
SSW
11
4.5
SSW
10
4
SW
11
Energy kJ
13
30
36
135
38
31
28
6
5
13
3
12
35
5494
7212
7341
7022
6745
6438
5205
4121
3241
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
4
1
1
3
2
2
4
5
4
1
2
6
1
1
2
3
2
1
1
1
4
Distance (km)
278
278
285
121
339
285
146
146
11
1
0
53
85
105
54
44
81
115
103
105
105
105
81
54
Best forecast wave conditions in Auckland
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
5
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
4
4
4
3
3
4
5
4
5
5
4
5
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
7
8
9
9
9
9
8
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
6
6
5
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