Piha-The Bar surf break

Piha-The Bar surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 15 Apr 2026 NZST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
19.3° 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 1PM is: 4.5m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)15ft (4.5m)10s
Afternoon (15 Apr)15ft (4.5m)11s
Evening (15 Apr)15ft (4.5m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
W
4
WSW
4.5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
Period(s) (?)13910111112121212111111101010111111111312131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)402922913667496755865936574947913806297726712613245223962320221122532171216727862515247222772172
Wind
(km/h)
35
W
40
WSW
40
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
Sunrise--6:47-------6:48-------6:48-----
Sunset----5:55-------5:54-------5:53---
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
221-------21----11------
Temp. °C151616171817171717171717161716161616171818171616
Feels °C (?)89910121212121212121091110111213141615151414
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