Piha-The Bar Surf Break

Piha-The Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.95° S 174.47° E

Issued: 11 am 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Piha-The Bar sea temperature is
15.7° 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 (20 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha-The Bar at 5PM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Afternoon (20 Jun)5ft (1.5m)13s
Evening (20 Jun)5ft (1.6m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat night, min 11°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tue
23
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
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
2
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
12
1
SW
12
1.7
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
12
2.4
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
11
2.3
WSW
11
2
W
10
1.8
W
10
1.1
SW
16
1.5
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
996
841
772
700
751
306
949
1247
1511
1849
1847
1164
840
630
565
425
423
773
752
682
672
978
992
1079
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
5
NE
5
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:33PM2.54m
1:58AM2.69m
2:28PM2.42m
2:52AM2.54m
3:27PM2.32m
3:48AM2.40m
Low Tide
7:30AM0.25m
7:45PM0.34m
8:23AM0.36m
8:40PM0.48m
9:18AM0.47m
9:38PM0.62m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:35
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:12
5:12
5:12
 mm
2
Temp °C
11
13
14
14
14
14
15
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
14
13
14
13
13
12
12
11
11
Feels °C
9
11
12
12
12
11
12
12
13
13
15
14
15
14
13
12
11
11
11
12
11
11
9
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
12
1
SW
12
0.6
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
2.5
WSW
12
0.9
SW
17
2.3
WSW
11
2
W
10
1.8
W
10
1.6
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
Energy kJ
996
841
772
700
751
306
266
323
319
1849
429
1164
840
630
484
422
423
773
752
682
672
978
992
1079
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
21
0.3
SW
21
0.4
SW
20
0.5
SW
20
0.5
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.5
SW
18
0.6
WSW
18
0.9
SW
18
1.2
SW
12
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
W
9
1
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
Energy kJ
72
71
100
186
184
296
161
211
444
437
241
277
565
319
319
373
198
160
127
99
94
69
66
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
12
1.1
SW
16
0.9
WSW
16
0.9
SW
15
0.8
SSW
5
0.9
SW
6
0.9
SW
6
0.8
SW
7
Energy kJ
419
400
371
232
565
425
344
34
54
59
52
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
3
0.7
WNW
4
1.1
W
6
1.2
W
6
1.7
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
12
2.4
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
0.9
SSW
5
Energy kJ
2
11
92
109
949
1247
1511
1847
39
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
Distance (km)
44
44
44
44
44
44
44
85
85
98
98
124
262
231
153
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Auckland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
6
5
6
7
6
6
5
6
6
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
8
6
8
8
7
6
8
6
6
5
5
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