Piha-The Bar surf break

Piha-The Bar surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 08 Apr 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
19.5° 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 5AM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Afternoon (09 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (09 Apr)4ft (1.2m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
Period(s) (?)131313131313131212121515131314141413131313111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)41240045845135134648940337839065681871162399010491154951968862382341304258
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
10
SSE
10
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:38AM
2.27
1:59PM
2.09
2:36AM
2.14
3:06PM
1.99
3:51AM
2.09
4:28PM
1.98
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:25PM
0.71
7:59AM
0.85
8:19PM
0.84
9:03AM
0.94
9:27PM
0.92
10:18AM
0.95
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunrise----6:41-------6:43-------6:43---
Sunset-------6:04-------6:02-------6:01
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
----------------------15
Temp. °C181716161719191817171716171919191817171718201919
Feels °C (?)181716151618181716161614161818191816151414151515
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