Piha-The Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.95° S 174.47° E

Piha-The Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Piha-The Bar sea temperature is
14.8° C
0.1° 

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 (10 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Piha-The Bar at 10PM is: 2.0m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.6m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jul)--
Afternoon (10 Jul)10ft (3.0m)17s
Evening (10 Jul)6ft (1.9m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Mon
13
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
6
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
17
2
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
2.3
SW
16
2
WSW
16
2.2
SW
16
1.9
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
1.9
SW
14
1.4
SW
18
2.2
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2
WSW
15
2
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4935
2077
1765
2687
2007
2344
1655
1508
1500
1263
2408
2475
2660
2503
2291
2123
1907
1693
1508
1409
1261
1057
947
763
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
SE
10
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
E
5
E
10
E
10
E
5
E
5
ENE
0
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
N
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
High Tide
5:32PM2.42m
5:56AM2.44m
6:39PM2.54m
7:04AM2.52m
7:42PM2.69m
8:06AM2.64m
Low Tide
11:46PM0.59m
12:18PM0.41m
00:54AM0.48m
1:21PM0.31m
1:57AM0.33m
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:21
5:21
5:22
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
11
9
9
8
7
10
11
11
9
9
9
8
8
11
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
14
Feels °C
8
8
8
5
6
5
3
7
8
8
6
6
6
5
5
9
10
9
8
8
8
8
8
11
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