Piha-The Bar surf break

Piha-The Bar surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 01 Apr 2026 NZDT
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
20.5° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than 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 7AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Apr)8ft (2.5m)14s
Afternoon (01 Apr)8ft (2.4m)14s
Evening (01 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
SW
2.5
SW
1.6
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
Period(s) (?)9914141414141414131313131313131313131313131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)152810171064252123712284228419421886161315891387136712611083976821757669543535411324278
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
10
SE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
E
5
ESE
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:46PM
2.68
10:01AM
2.82
10:23PM
2.78
10:37AM
2.85
10:57PM
2.83
11:10AM
2.84
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:52AM
0.22
4:15PM
0.12
4:30AM
0.16
4:50PM
0.08
5:06AM
0.15
5:24PM
0.09
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sunrise----7:33-------7:35-------7:35---
Sunset-------7:16-------7:15-------7:14
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171715161618191817171717171818181616161616191918
Feels °C (?)141714151415171716161616161717171514141414171616
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