Piha-The Bar surf break

Piha-The Bar surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 27 Apr 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
18.2° 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 3PM is: 2.0m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Apr)4ft (1.2m)17s
Afternoon (27 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)16s
Evening (27 Apr)7ft (2.2m)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 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thu
30
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
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
17
1.9
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
13
2
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
0.7
SW
22
0.7
SW
21
0.9
SW
20
1
SW
20
0.9
WSW
19
1.1
SW
19
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
874
1787
1982
2258
1960
1906
1950
1623
1401
1198
1014
876
691
597
488
480
471
458
563
746
657
811
743
727
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
5
ESE
10
E
10
E
5
E
10
ESE
5
SSE
5
SE
5
E
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
S
5
S
0
ESE
5
SSE
10
S
10
S
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:16AM2.45m
6:50PM2.37m
7:08AM2.53m
7:37PM2.50m
7:52AM2.60m
8:18PM2.60m
Low Tide
12:33PM0.49m
00:53AM0.53m
1:23PM0.39m
1:42AM0.44m
2:05PM0.30m
2:24AM0.37m
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:56
6:58
6:58
7:00
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5:40
5:39
5:38
5:37
Temp °C
16
16
17
16
15
15
14
14
15
16
18
17
16
16
16
16
16
18
18
17
16
16
16
16
11
13
15
15
15
15
13
13
14
15
18
17
16
16
16
16
16
18
17
17
16
16
16
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
17
1.9
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
13
2
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.1
SW
12
1
SW
12
0.9
WSW
19
1.1
SW
19
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
Energy kJ
874
1787
1982
2258
1960
1906
1950
1623
1401
1198
1014
876
691
597
488
480
414
378
314
259
657
811
743
727
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
12
1.6
SW
8
1.5
SW
8
1.3
SW
8
1.2
SW
7
0.1
W
26
0.2
WSW
18
0.2
WSW
18
0.2
WSW
24
0.4
SW
24
0.4
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
22
0.7
SW
22
0.7
SW
21
0.9
SW
20
1
SW
20
1
SW
11
1
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
Energy kJ
294
308
255
200
152
13
31
30
55
142
100
311
471
458
563
746
246
242
169
198
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
26
0.1
SW
26
0.1
SW
18
0.2
WSW
16
0.4
SW
23
0.4
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
15
0.4
WSW
15
0.5
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
15
0.5
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
13
Energy kJ
26
25
12
26
136
100
25
23
84
120
84
120
161
229
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
8
1.8
SW
8
Energy kJ
497
408
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
Distance (km)
101
153
231
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Auckland
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
4
4
7
9
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
8
7
7
9
7
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