Piha-The Bar surf break

Piha-The Bar surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 19 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
17.0° 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 7PM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Afternoon (19 May)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Evening (19 May)3.5ft (1.0m)14s

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 Thu morning, min 13°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Fri
22
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
16
1
WSW
15
1
WSW
15
1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.5
W
15
1
W
14
1.1
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
532
604
480
405
394
501
419
508
389
352
277
273
273
195
192
147
147
147
103
85
56
121
361
418
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
E
5
E
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
E
10
E
15
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:06AM2.85m
11:34PM2.99m
11:57AM2.73m
00:26AM2.88m
12:53PM2.58m
1:23AM2.74m
Low Tide
5:20PM0.03m
5:54AM0.12m
6:12PM0.15m
6:50AM0.24m
7:08PM0.29m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:16
7:16
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:19
5:19
5:17
Temp °C
13
14
16
15
14
14
13
13
13
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
14
17
17
16
15
14
14
14
11
12
15
14
13
13
11
10
10
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
10
14
15
15
14
13
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
16
1
WSW
15
1
WSW
15
1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.5
W
15
1
W
14
1.1
WSW
13
Energy kJ
532
604
480
405
394
501
419
508
389
352
277
273
273
195
192
147
147
147
103
83
56
109
361
418
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
22
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
22
0.1
SW
20
0.2
WSW
20
0.2
WSW
20
0.2
WSW
20
0.2
WSW
21
0.2
WSW
20
0.2
WSW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.3
NNW
5
0.4
SW
18
0.3
W
16
0.4
WSW
12
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
Energy kJ
18
18
18
18
18
15
37
37
39
42
40
34
89
4
85
46
56
154
152
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
14
0.4
SW
19
0.4
NW
6
0.3
SW
18
0.4
WSW
18
0.4
NW
6
0.4
NW
10
Energy kJ
4
90
8
50
121
8
25
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ENE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.5
NNE
3
0.5
N
4
0.4
N
4
0.2
ENE
3
0.4
N
6
0.4
N
6
0.4
ENE
3
0.4
NNW
10
Energy kJ
5
5
2
2
2
2
2
5
7
5
1
10
10
4
33
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
8
8
7
0
0
0
7
8
8
1
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Auckland
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
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