Piha-The Bar surf break

Piha-The Bar surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 27 Feb 2026 NZDT
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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
20.9° 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 6AM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 21s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Feb)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Afternoon (27 Feb)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (27 Feb)5ft (1.6m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
1
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.8
SW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
Period(s) (?)141414141313131313131313131313131414141313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)137013701247104810189878758627117118357497377377491110106510801049961932828816658
Wind
(km/h)
5
ENE
5
N
5
NNW
0
NNE
5
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
5
SE
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassglassglasscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:43AM
2.33
7:20PM
2.25
7:59AM
2.47
8:29PM
2.40
8:58AM
2.65
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:15AM
0.67
1:05PM
0.69
1:32AM
0.58
2:15PM
0.54
2:36AM
0.42
3:12PM
0.35
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Sunrise----7:03-------7:05-------7:05---
Sunset-------8:05-------8:02-------8:01
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
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